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Joni Ernst's Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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02/02/2024 Ernst Works to Shut Down CCP-Linked Marijuana Farms
12/14/2023 Ernst Solution to Counter Drug Cartels, Combat Fentanyl Crisis Advances
10/19/2023 Ernst: End the Flow of Fentanyl Through Facebook
06/23/2023 Ernst, Kaine Solution to Fentanyl Crisis Advances in Armed Services Committee
05/16/2023 Ernst, Kaine, Bice, Carbajal Combat Threat of Fentanyl
05/08/2023 ICYMI: Ernst to Biden Ahead of Title 42 Ending: "Secure our Border, Finish the Wall"
02/10/2023 After Visit to Southern Border, Ernst Renews Efforts to Increase Penalties on Individuals Who Fuel Border Crisis, Fentanyl Epidemic
02/07/2023 As the Fentanyl Epidemic Rages Across the Country, Ernst Leads Bicameral Congressional Delegation to San Diego and Mexico City
02/15/2022 Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States - Tillis Denounces Biden Administration's Plan to Fund Smoking Kits and "Safe Injection Sites'
02/15/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Grassley Denounces Biden Administration's Plan To Fund Smoking Kits And "Safe Injection Sites'
10/22/2021 Tweet - "Overdose deaths in the US have reached a record high: 96K American lives were lost from the opioid crisis in 1 year alone. TOMORROW, I encourage Iowans to participate in #TakeBackDay by disposing of unneeded prescription medications to help save lives. https://takebackday.dea.gov"
07/16/2021 Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan Framework to Curb Spread of Rapidly Evolving Synthetic Drugs
06/21/2021 Tweet - "Fentanyl seizures at the southern border were Upwards arrow~300% in May compared to last year. The Biden Admin's border crisis continues to endanger folks across #Iowa and this country. They need to take immediate action."
03/17/2021 Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Rubio, Capito, GOP Colleagues: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
02/04/2021 Letter to Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of The National Institute on Drug Abuse - Brown, Capito Lead Letter Supporting Enhanced Research and Development of Methamphetamine Treatment Options
07/22/2020 Prescription Drug Costs
12/18/2019 Tweet - "Congress passed bipartisan leg to combat the opioid crisis, & the Trump Admin has made this a top priority. We've seen results, but there's more to be done, especially in rural communities. I called HHS & DEA officials before @senjudiciary & pressed them to find more solutions."
12/17/2019 Ernst Leads Bipartisan Hearing on Opioid and Meth Crisis
10/31/2019 Lawmakers Propose Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Staunch Influx of Deadly Synthetic Drugs
10/30/2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020
10/24/2019 Grassley, Ernst Encourage Iowans to Participate in National Drug Take Back Day
10/24/2019 Tweet - "One year ago, @POTUS signed the #SUPPORTAct, bipartisan leg that included two of my bills to help combat the opioid epidemic in #Iowa, & across the US. Thanks to @realdonaldtrump's efforts, we've seen: more Americans receiving treatment a decrease in drug overdose death"
07/11/2019 Letter to Kevin McAleenan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Grassley, Ernst: Spike in Meth Smuggled Across U.S. Southern Border Puts Iowa at Risk
05/23/2019 Johnson, Colleagues Introduce SOFA Act to Combat Opioid Epidemic
01/29/2019 Ernst Joins Grassley Bill to Crack Down on Anticompetitive Pay-for-Delay Deals

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