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July 25, 2022 Letter to Hon. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the FDA - Senator Baldwin Voices Support for FDA's Proposed "Life-Saving" Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 20, 2022 Letter to Robert M. Califf, MD, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - Senator Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues To FDA Commissioner: Remove All Unauthorized E-Cigarettes From Market Immediately Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 27, 2022 Whitehouse & Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Local Communities Fight Drug Overdoses Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
April 22, 2022 Drug Caucus Chairman Whitehouse Applauds Comprehensive National Drug Control Strategy Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
April 20, 2022 Letter to Jagjit Pavadia, President of the International Narcotics Control Board - Senate Drug Caucus Chairs Call On International Panel To Push For Scheduling Of Dangerous Methamphetamine Precursor Chemical Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 11, 2022 Letter to Various Pharmaceutical CEOs - Baldwin, Maloney, Hassan, King, Fitzpatrick, Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Group in Calling on Drug Manufacturers to Make Naloxone Available Over the Counter Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 10, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Romney, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Urging FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes after Six Month Delay Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 1, 2022 Letter to Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call Out Drug Manufacturers For Squeezing American Families With Rapid and Widespread Price Hikes on Prescription Drugs Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 23, 2021 Letter to Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Senators Hassan, Grassley, and Whitehouse Lead Call to FDA to Provide Answers on Potential Conflicts of Interest with Consulting Firm McKinsey in Relation to Opioid Crisis Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 6, 2021 Whitehouse, Wicker Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Crack Down on State-Sponsored Doping Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Aug. 3, 2021 Senate Clears Whitehouse-Cornyn Bill to Fight Substance Use in Jails & Prisons, Support Inmates Upon Release Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
July 21, 2021 Icymi: Whitehouse Chairs Hearing On Federal Response To Drug Overdose Epidemic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
June 16, 2021 Whitehouse, Grassley & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing International Day against Drug Abuse & Trafficking Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 11, 2021 Just Security - To Thwart the Illegal Narcotics Trade, Expose the Dark Economy Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
April 22, 2021 Whitehouse to Chair Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
April 19, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Fda to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Feinstein, Markey, Colleagues Urge FDA to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 25, 2021 Whitehouse, Portman, Capito, Klobuchar, Shaheen, Cantwell Introduce CARA 3.0 to Increase Access to Treatment, Prevention & Bolster Fight Against Addiction Epidemic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 25, 2021 Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Fight Substance Use in Jails & Prisons, Support Inmates Upon Release Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Baldwin, Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Calling for Increased Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Funding in President Biden's Budget Proposal Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Luján Joins Colleagues in Calling for Increased Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Funding in President Biden's Budget Proposal Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to Postmaster General Louis De Joy - Reed & Whitehouse Press Postmaster General to Restore On-Time Delivery and Stop Harmful Changes Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 12, 2021 Whitehouse, Baldwin, Braun, and Brown Lead Senate Introduction of Bipartisan Medicaid Reentry Act Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 22, 2021 Portman, Shaheen, Capito, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act to Combat Ongoing Drug Crisis Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 10, 2020 WHITEHOUSE, PORTMAN, KLOBUCHAR INTRODUCE CARA 2.0 TO INCREASE ACCESS TO TREATMENT, PREVENTION & BOLSTER FIGHT AGAINST ADDICTION EPIDEMIC Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 7, 2020 Whitehouse-Wicker Bill to Level Playing Field for International Sport Becomes Law Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 23, 2020 Whitehouse's Anti-Doping Bill Passes Senate, Goes to President for Signature Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Durbin, Senators Call On DOJ To Stop Plans To Make Purdue Pharma A Public Benefit Corporation Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States - Whitehouse, Hassan Call on Justice Department to Hold Purdue Accountable in Newly Revealed Settlement Negotiations Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to Mr. Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senators Demand Big Pharma Allow Low-income Patients to Access Lifesaving, Discounted 340B Drugs and Care Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 19, 2020 Senators Hassan, Whitehouse Continue to Press for 2006 Purdue Pharma Prosecution Memo Following New Guardian Reporting Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 1, 2020 Whitehouse Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 2, 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 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 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 Sen. Jack Reed, ...
April 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 Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Opioid Crisis Response Programs Championed by Whitehouse Get Major Boost in Year-End Funding Bill Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 11, 2019 Reed Includes Key Provision in NDAA to Help Stop Flow of Fentanyl from China & Mexico Sen. Jack Reed
Nov. 19, 2019 Grassley, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Regulate SARMs Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 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 Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority of the United States Senate - Capito, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Extend Funding for Community Health Centers Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Senate Democratic Leaders Call Out Trump Administration For National Security Risks Of Diverting Anti-Taliban Funds To Border Walls Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 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 Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Stephen E. Boyd, Assistant Attorney General - Senators Hassan, Whitehouse press Justice Department for 2006 Purdue Pharma prosecution memo Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 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 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 4, 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 Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 28, 2019 Letter to Dr. Craig Landau, President and CEO of Purdue Pharma L.P. - Manchin Asks Purdue Pharma to Commit to Not Profitting from New Drug that Could Reverse Opioid Overdoses Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan - Senator Murray Demands Answers from Defense Department Following Transfer of $1 Billion in Military Personnel Funding to Pay for President Trump's Border Wall Sen. Jack Reed, ...
March 21, 2019 Delegation Announces $6.5 Million to Fight Opioid Addiction in Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2018 Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction Sen. Jack Reed, ...
Date Title Politician
July 25, 2022 Letter to Hon. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the FDA - Senator Baldwin Voices Support for FDA's Proposed "Life-Saving" Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 20, 2022 Letter to Robert M. Califf, MD, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - Senator Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues To FDA Commissioner: Remove All Unauthorized E-Cigarettes From Market Immediately Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 27, 2022 Whitehouse & Cornyn Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Local Communities Fight Drug Overdoses Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
April 22, 2022 Drug Caucus Chairman Whitehouse Applauds Comprehensive National Drug Control Strategy Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
April 20, 2022 Letter to Jagjit Pavadia, President of the International Narcotics Control Board - Senate Drug Caucus Chairs Call On International Panel To Push For Scheduling Of Dangerous Methamphetamine Precursor Chemical Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 11, 2022 Letter to Various Pharmaceutical CEOs - Baldwin, Maloney, Hassan, King, Fitzpatrick, Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Group in Calling on Drug Manufacturers to Make Naloxone Available Over the Counter Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 10, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Romney, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Urging FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes after Six Month Delay Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 1, 2022 Letter to Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Call Out Drug Manufacturers For Squeezing American Families With Rapid and Widespread Price Hikes on Prescription Drugs Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 23, 2021 Letter to Janet Woodcock, Acting Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - Senators Hassan, Grassley, and Whitehouse Lead Call to FDA to Provide Answers on Potential Conflicts of Interest with Consulting Firm McKinsey in Relation to Opioid Crisis Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 6, 2021 Whitehouse, Wicker Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Crack Down on State-Sponsored Doping Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Aug. 3, 2021 Senate Clears Whitehouse-Cornyn Bill to Fight Substance Use in Jails & Prisons, Support Inmates Upon Release Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
July 21, 2021 Icymi: Whitehouse Chairs Hearing On Federal Response To Drug Overdose Epidemic Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
June 16, 2021 Whitehouse, Grassley & Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing International Day against Drug Abuse & Trafficking Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 11, 2021 Just Security - To Thwart the Illegal Narcotics Trade, Expose the Dark Economy Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
April 22, 2021 Whitehouse to Chair Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
April 19, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Fda to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 16, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Feinstein, Markey, Colleagues Urge FDA to Ban Menthol Cigarettes Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 25, 2021 Whitehouse, Portman, Capito, Klobuchar, Shaheen, Cantwell Introduce CARA 3.0 to Increase Access to Treatment, Prevention & Bolster Fight Against Addiction Epidemic Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 25, 2021 Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Fight Substance Use in Jails & Prisons, Support Inmates Upon Release Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Baldwin, Shaheen Lead Colleagues in Calling for Increased Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Funding in President Biden's Budget Proposal Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Luján Joins Colleagues in Calling for Increased Opioid and Substance Use Disorder Funding in President Biden's Budget Proposal Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Feb. 18, 2021 Letter to Postmaster General Louis De Joy - Reed & Whitehouse Press Postmaster General to Restore On-Time Delivery and Stop Harmful Changes Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Feb. 12, 2021 Whitehouse, Baldwin, Braun, and Brown Lead Senate Introduction of Bipartisan Medicaid Reentry Act Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Jan. 22, 2021 Portman, Shaheen, Capito, Whitehouse Introduce Bipartisan Drug-Free Communities Pandemic Relief Act to Combat Ongoing Drug Crisis Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 10, 2020 WHITEHOUSE, PORTMAN, KLOBUCHAR INTRODUCE CARA 2.0 TO INCREASE ACCESS TO TREATMENT, PREVENTION & BOLSTER FIGHT AGAINST ADDICTION EPIDEMIC Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 7, 2020 Whitehouse-Wicker Bill to Level Playing Field for International Sport Becomes Law Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 23, 2020 Whitehouse's Anti-Doping Bill Passes Senate, Goes to President for Signature Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Nov. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Durbin, Senators Call On DOJ To Stop Plans To Make Purdue Pharma A Public Benefit Corporation Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 1, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General of the United States - Whitehouse, Hassan Call on Justice Department to Hold Purdue Accountable in Newly Revealed Settlement Negotiations Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Sept. 15, 2020 Letter to Mr. Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senators Demand Big Pharma Allow Low-income Patients to Access Lifesaving, Discounted 340B Drugs and Care Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Aug. 19, 2020 Senators Hassan, Whitehouse Continue to Press for 2006 Purdue Pharma Prosecution Memo Following New Guardian Reporting Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 1, 2020 Whitehouse Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
June 2, 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 Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
May 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 Sen.Jack Reed, ...
April 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 Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Dec. 19, 2019 Opioid Crisis Response Programs Championed by Whitehouse Get Major Boost in Year-End Funding Bill Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse
Dec. 11, 2019 Reed Includes Key Provision in NDAA to Help Stop Flow of Fentanyl from China & Mexico Sen.Jack Reed
Nov. 19, 2019 Grassley, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Regulate SARMs Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 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 Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 23, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate, Letter to the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority of the United States Senate - Capito, Manchin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Extend Funding for Community Health Centers Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 16, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Mark Esper, Secretary of the Department of Defense - Senate Democratic Leaders Call Out Trump Administration For National Security Risks Of Diverting Anti-Taliban Funds To Border Walls Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 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 Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Sept. 19, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Stephen E. Boyd, Assistant Attorney General - Senators Hassan, Whitehouse press Justice Department for 2006 Purdue Pharma prosecution memo Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
July 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 Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
April 4, 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 Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 28, 2019 Letter to Dr. Craig Landau, President and CEO of Purdue Pharma L.P. - Manchin Asks Purdue Pharma to Commit to Not Profitting from New Drug that Could Reverse Opioid Overdoses Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
March 27, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan - Senator Murray Demands Answers from Defense Department Following Transfer of $1 Billion in Military Personnel Funding to Pay for President Trump's Border Wall Sen.Jack Reed, ...
March 21, 2019 Delegation Announces $6.5 Million to Fight Opioid Addiction in Rhode Island Sen.Sheldon Whitehouse, ...
Oct. 29, 2018 Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction Sen.Jack Reed, ...
Oct. 29, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction Sen.Jack Reed, ...
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