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Ed Markey's Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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06/28/2022 SENATOR MARKEY JOINS SENATOR BOOKER, COLLEAGUES IN RAISING CONCERNS OVER PERMANENT CLASSWIDE SCHEDULING OF FENTANYL ANALOGUES
05/23/2022 MARKEY, TRONE URGE PRESIDENT BIDEN TO ACT ON OPIOID CRISIS BY ENACTING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OPIOID COMMISSION REPORT
04/21/2022 Senator Markey Applauds Biden Administration's Drug Control Strategy for Focus on Treatment, Harm Reduction, and Fentanyl Trafficking
02/10/2022 SENATORS MARKEY AND PAUL INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE, IMPROVE METHADONE TREATMENT AMID SKYROCKETING OPIOID OVERDOSES AND DEATHS
02/08/2022 MARKEY JOINS TRONE, COTTON IN LEADING U.S. COMMISSION ON COMBATING SYNTHETIC OPIOID TRAFFICKING, RELEASE FINAL REPORT OUTLINING ITS KEY FINDINGS AND PROPOSALS
10/14/2021 Senators Markey, Murkowski and Representative Kuster Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Expand Access to Opioid Treatment in Correctional Facilities
09/02/2021 Markey Slams Purdue Pharma Opioid Bankruptcy Settlement, Calls on Department of Justice to Appeal Ruling
08/31/2021 Senator Markey Leads Senate Resolution to Recognize August 31 as "Overdose Awareness Day"
07/15/2021 As Opioid Crisis Accelerates, Senators Markey and Braun Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Prescriber Education, Require Warning Label on Addictive Opioid Medications
07/14/2021 Markey Decries Massive Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Calls for Action on Fentanyl and Treatment Expansion
04/29/2021 Senators Markey, Warren, Whitehouse, Baldwin, and Booker Introduce Legislation to Enhance the Public Health Response to Illicit Fentanyl
06/02/2020 Markey, Brown, Colleagues Release GAO Report Revealing Shortfalls in Bureau of Prisons Drug Treatment Programs, Recommendations for Improved Management and Increased Access to Treatment
07/18/2019 Senator Markey Introduces Legislation to Support Coast Guard Climate Readiness, Drug Interdiction
05/14/2019 Senator Braun & Senator Markey Introduce Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis
05/14/2019 Congresswoman Trahan and Senator Markey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Mandate Education for Prescribers of Opioids
02/12/2019 Senator Markey and Rep. DeGette Demand Documents from FDA on Approval of New Opioid Painkiller Dsuvia
10/18/2018 Senator Markey Urges FDA to Deny Approval of Powerful Opioid Dsuvia, Cites Warning of Committee Chair
05/04/2018 Manchin, Durbin and Markey Urge FDA to Remove High-Dose Opioids From the Market
04/26/2018 Rubio, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Law Enforcement Detect Fentanyl, Protect Officers
04/03/2018 Congressman Rogers Leads Congressional Forum on Opioid Abuse at the 2018 National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit
03/23/2018 Senators Markey, Rubio, Brown, and Capito Secure Funding to Stop Fentanyl at the Border, Combat Opioid Crisis
03/23/2018 U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, Todd Young and Edward Markey Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Opioid-Related Infectious Diseases
03/19/2018 Senator Markey on Trump Opioid Plan: We Will Not Incarcerate or Execute Our Way Out of This Epidemic
03/15/2018 Senator Markey on President Trump's Upcoming Opioid Plan: We Don't Need Another War on Drugs
11/01/2017 Senator Markey Commends White House Opioid Commission Recommendations, Urges President to Act with Resources

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