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Chris Murphy's Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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07/26/2022 Murphy Highlights Role of Opioid Prescribing Practices in the Fentanyl Crisis
09/15/2020 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
08/31/2020 Murphy Highlights Connecticut Innovator TryCycle Data Systems As "Murphy's Innovator Of The Month"
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
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
01/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and the Hon. Bruce Summers, Admin. of the Agricultural Marketing Service - Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt And Rep. Joe Courtney Lead Connecticut Congressional Delegation To Urge Changes On USDA's Hemp Production Rules
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
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
03/27/2019 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
10/03/2018 Senate Passes Opioid Bill with Murphy-Led Provisions
09/18/2018 Murphy Applauds Passage of Bill Supporting Connecticut Manufacturing, Mental Health Care & Workforce Training
09/17/2018 Senate Passes Major Opioid Crisis Bill, Murphy's Recovery Coach Act
08/23/2018 Murphy Applauds Senate Passage of Mental Health & Addiction Funding
04/24/2018 Murphy's Recovery Coach Act Passes Committee as Part of Bipartisan Package to Combat Opioid Addiction
04/12/2018 Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Murphy Questions Secretary Acosta about Unequal Insurance Coverage of Mental Health and Addiction Services
04/11/2018 Murphy Touts Connecticut as Model, Urges Passage of His Bipartisan Recovery Coach Bill to Stem the Opioid Crisis
03/22/2018 Murphy, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Fight Opioid Addiction
03/02/2018 Letter to Aetna, AHIP, Anthem, BCBS, CareSource, Centene, Cigna, Humana, Kaiser, Molina, and UnitedHealth - Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic
03/01/2018 Letter to Bruce D. Broussard, Chief Executive Officer & President of Humana - Feinstein, Brown, Markey Ask Health Insurers to Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic
02/08/2018 Murphy Touts Yale-new Haven Children's Hospital Program That Improves Outcomes for Newborns With Opioid Withdrawal
01/19/2018 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - The Opioid Crisis is too Important for You to Over-Promise and Under-Deliver
11/03/2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Support Funding to Stem Opioid Epidemic
10/30/2017 Senators Unveil Legislation to Invest $45b to Address Opioid Crisis
10/26/2017 Murphy: Opioid Declaration "A Hollow Promise"
10/25/2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone

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