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Kamala Harris' Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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03/15/2024 Remarks by Vice President Harris in a Roundtable Conversation about Marijuana Reform
12/22/2023 Statement from Vice President Kamala Harris on Clemency Actions
07/18/2023 Remarks by Vice President Harris in Meeting with State Attorneys General on the Fentanyl Public Health Crisis
10/06/2022 Tweet - "Today, @POTUS pardoned all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession. He has asked @SecBecerra and the Attorney General to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law. This is a step forward in correcting the historical injustices of failed drug policies."
10/04/2021 Tweet - "The Build Back Better Agenda will lower prescription drug costs and reduce health insurance premiums for working families."
05/22/2020 Letter to Scott Gast, Deputy Counsel to the President - Menendez, Warren, Colleagues Request Newly Appointed "Therapeutics Czar" to Divest from Financial Interest, Resign to Boards of any Pharmaceutical, Medical and Biotech Companies
05/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Tammy Baldwin Lead Colleagues in Calling for Increased Funding to Treat and Prevent Substance Use Disorders in Coronavirus Relief Package
04/16/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Senators Shaheen & Hassan Call for Increased Investments to Address Mental Health Needs, Including Substance Use Disorder, Resulting from COVID-19 Pandemic
12/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Uttam Dhillon, Acting Admin. of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Hon. James Carroll, Dir. of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - Harris, Senators Request Update from Federal Agencies on Progress Towards Issuing Long-Delayed Licensing of Marijuana Manufacturing for Research Purposes
11/20/2019 Harris Applauds House Committee Passage of Marijuana Reform Legislation
11/20/2019 House Judiciary Passes MORE Act to Decriminalize Marijuana at Federal Level
10/29/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar II, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Amid Delay, Senator Kaine Urges Trump Administration to Prioritize Children's Health and Keep Promise to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
10/11/2019 Letter to K.C. Crosthwaite, CEO of Juul - Senator Hassan, Colleagues Call on Juul to End Unfair Forced Arbitration Agreements That Restrict Americans' Access to Justice
07/30/2019 Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Harris, Feinstein, Democrats Reiterate Concerns about Trump Admin's Lack of Strategy for Central America
07/23/2019 Nadler & Harris Introduce Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Legislation
07/11/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Durbin, Lee, Senators Press HHS About Public Health Impact Of "Fentanyl-Related" Scheduling
06/18/2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States, and the Hon. Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security - Senators Call on DOJ and DHS to Stop Implementation of Guidance Denying Citizenship Over Cannabis-related Activities
04/04/2019 Brown Joins Bipartisan Group to Introduce First-Ever Targeted Fentanyl Sanctions Bill to Hold China Accountable On Commitment to Crack Down On Manufacturers & Traffickers of Lethal Opioids Ravaging U.S. Communities
02/28/2019 Booker, Lee, Khanna Introduce Landmark Marijuana Justice Bill
09/06/2018 Harris, Gardner Introduce Legislation to Hold Opioid Manufacturers Accountable
08/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Hatch, Harris Follow Up with Sessions, DOJ Regarding Medical Marijuana Research
05/22/2018 Harris Becomes Fourth Senate Cosponsor of Landmark Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana
05/10/2018 Harris Cosponsors Landmark Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana
04/18/2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Stabenow, Peters Call on Administration to Take Immediate Action to Reduce Price of Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
04/12/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jess Sessions, Attorney General of the United States - Hatch, Harris Call on Sessions, DOJ to Stop Blocking Medical Marijuana Research
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