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Dec. 8, 2023 Schatz, Murkowski Lead Oversight Hearing on Federal Resources to Address Fentanyl in Native Communities Sen. Brian Schatz
April 19, 2023 Schatz Reintroduces Bill Allowing VA To Prescribe Medical Marijuana To Veterans Sen. Brian Schatz
July 26, 2022 Feinstein, Blumenauer, Harris, Grassley, Schatz Applaud House Passage of Negotiated Bipartisan Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Senator Murray Joins Bipartisan Effort to Improve Safety for Legal Cannabis Businesses   Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 11, 2022 Letter to Lawrence Tabak, Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health, Robert Califf, Administrator of the Food and Drug Administration - Schatz, Booker Call For More Research On Therapeutic Potential Of Psychedelic Drugs Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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. Brian Schatz, ...
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. Brian Schatz, ...
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. Brian Schatz, ...
March 16, 2021 Schatz, Blumenthal Urge Attorney General To Investigate McKinsey's Role In Fueling Opioid Epidemic Sen. Brian Schatz
March 15, 2021 Letter to Honorable Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Schatz, Blumenthal Urge Attorney General To Investigate McKinsey's Role In Fueling Opioid Epidemic Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Feinstein, Grassley, Schatz Introduce Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Research Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 4, 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 Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 16, 2020 Feinstein, Grassley, Schatz Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Research Passes Senate Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
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. Mazie Hirono, ...
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. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 4, 2020 Hawai"i To Receive $4 Million In New Federal Funding To Help State Respond To Meth Crisis, Opioid Misuse Sen. Brian Schatz
June 6, 2020 Letter to Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Congressmen Norcross, Chabot Lead Call for Release of Appropriated Funds for U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Rep. Ed Case, ...
May 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 Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
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. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 23, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lawmakers Call on Administration to Ban Flavored Vaping Products Rep. Ed Case, ...
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. Mazie Hirono, ...
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. Brian Schatz, ...
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. Mazie Hirono, ...
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. Mazie Hirono, ...
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. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 13, 2019 Sen. Schatz, Rep. Lee Reintroduce Bill To Allow VA To Prescribe Medical Marijuana To Veterans Sen. Brian Schatz
Oct. 3, 2018 Senate Passes Schatz Legislation to Expand Use of Telehealth to Trear Opioid Addiction and Fund New Research on Opioid Misuse, Chronic Pain Treatment Sen. Brian Schatz
April 2, 2018 Letter to Daniel Elwell, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Shaheen Leads Call to Include Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug in Airline Emergency Medical Kits Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Hon. Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call on Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on the Safe Banking Act Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Respect State Marijuana Laws Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 25, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Murray, Cantwell, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Trump to Keep Campaign Promise on State Marijuana Laws Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Schatz, Welch, McKinley Introduce Legislation To Establish And Fund New Opioids And Stop Pain Initiative At National Institutes Of Health Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 20, 2017 Letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Patterson, Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration - Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 17, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Roy Blunt and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, and the Honorable Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee - Increase Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Fully Fund Office of National Drug Control Policy Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 15, 2017 Statement from Senator Mazie K. Hirono on Hawaii Ruling to Halt Muslim Ban Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 2, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Uphold Existing Policy on State Marijuana Laws Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Fighting the Opioid Crisis Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Opioid Crisis Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Healthcare Repeal and the Opioid Crisis Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 30, 2016 Letter to Ms. Heather Bresch, Chief Executive Officer of Mylan - Concerns About Mylan's EpiPen Price HIke Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 25, 2016 Schatz-Hatch STOP Pain Act Signed into Law as Part of Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Sen. Brian Schatz
July 14, 2016 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - As Congress Clears Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Bill, Reed Calls for Emergency Funding for Opioid Epidemic Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 13, 2016 Senate Passes Schatz-Hatch Legislation to Improve Treatment for Chronic Pain and Find Alternatives to Opioids Sen. Brian Schatz
July 13, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Mitch McConnell. Majority Leader, United States Senate - Commit to Passing Real, Immediate Funding to Fight Opioid and Heroin Epidemic and Actually Carry Out Programs Authorized in CARA Bill Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 20, 2016 Schatz, Hatch, Tillis, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make it Easier for Researchers to Study the Medical Value of Marijuana Sen. Brian Schatz
June 20, 2016 Hatch Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Facilitate Research on the Medical Value of Marijuana Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
June 1, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Urging DHHS to Increase Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 15, 2016 Cochran Cosponsors Pain Prevention, Treatment Research Bill Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 27, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Date Title Politician
Dec. 8, 2023 Schatz, Murkowski Lead Oversight Hearing on Federal Resources to Address Fentanyl in Native Communities Sen.Brian Schatz
April 19, 2023 Schatz Reintroduces Bill Allowing VA To Prescribe Medical Marijuana To Veterans Sen.Brian Schatz
July 26, 2022 Feinstein, Blumenauer, Harris, Grassley, Schatz Applaud House Passage of Negotiated Bipartisan Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 12, 2022 Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Senator Murray Joins Bipartisan Effort to Improve Safety for Legal Cannabis Businesses   Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 11, 2022 Letter to Lawrence Tabak, Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health, Robert Califf, Administrator of the Food and Drug Administration - Schatz, Booker Call For More Research On Therapeutic Potential Of Psychedelic Drugs Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
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.Brian Schatz, ...
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.Brian Schatz, ...
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.Brian Schatz, ...
March 16, 2021 Schatz, Blumenthal Urge Attorney General To Investigate McKinsey's Role In Fueling Opioid Epidemic Sen.Brian Schatz
March 15, 2021 Letter to Honorable Merrick Garland, Attorney General - Schatz, Blumenthal Urge Attorney General To Investigate McKinsey's Role In Fueling Opioid Epidemic Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 5, 2021 Feinstein, Grassley, Schatz Introduce Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Research Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 4, 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 Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 16, 2020 Feinstein, Grassley, Schatz Bill to Expand Cannabidiol, Marijuana Research Passes Senate Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
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.Mazie Hirono, ...
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.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 4, 2020 Hawai"i To Receive $4 Million In New Federal Funding To Help State Respond To Meth Crisis, Opioid Misuse Sen.Brian Schatz
June 6, 2020 Letter to Hon. Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security - Congressmen Norcross, Chabot Lead Call for Release of Appropriated Funds for U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter Rep.Ed Case, ...
May 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 Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
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.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 23, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lawmakers Call on Administration to Ban Flavored Vaping Products Rep.Ed Case, ...
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.Mazie Hirono, ...
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.Brian Schatz, ...
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.Mazie Hirono, ...
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.Mazie Hirono, ...
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.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 13, 2019 Sen. Schatz, Rep. Lee Reintroduce Bill To Allow VA To Prescribe Medical Marijuana To Veterans Sen.Brian Schatz
Oct. 3, 2018 Senate Passes Schatz Legislation to Expand Use of Telehealth to Trear Opioid Addiction and Fund New Research on Opioid Misuse, Chronic Pain Treatment Sen.Brian Schatz
April 2, 2018 Letter to Daniel Elwell, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Shaheen Leads Call to Include Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug in Airline Emergency Medical Kits Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Mike Crapo, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Hon. Sherrod Brown, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Cortez Masto, Colleagues Call on Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on the Safe Banking Act Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Respect State Marijuana Laws Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Jan. 25, 2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Murray, Cantwell, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Trump to Keep Campaign Promise on State Marijuana Laws Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Schatz, Welch, McKinley Introduce Legislation To Establish And Fund New Opioids And Stop Pain Initiative At National Institutes Of Health Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Oct. 20, 2017 Letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Patterson, Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration - Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 17, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Roy Blunt and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, and the Honorable Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee - Increase Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 9, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Fully Fund Office of National Drug Control Policy Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 15, 2017 Statement from Senator Mazie K. Hirono on Hawaii Ruling to Halt Muslim Ban Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 2, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Uphold Existing Policy on State Marijuana Laws Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Fighting the Opioid Crisis Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Regarding Opioid Crisis Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 3, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump - Healthcare Repeal and the Opioid Crisis Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Aug. 30, 2016 Letter to Ms. Heather Bresch, Chief Executive Officer of Mylan - Concerns About Mylan's EpiPen Price HIke Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 25, 2016 Schatz-Hatch STOP Pain Act Signed into Law as Part of Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Sen.Brian Schatz
July 14, 2016 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - As Congress Clears Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Bill, Reed Calls for Emergency Funding for Opioid Epidemic Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 13, 2016 Senate Passes Schatz-Hatch Legislation to Improve Treatment for Chronic Pain and Find Alternatives to Opioids Sen.Brian Schatz
July 13, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Mitch McConnell. Majority Leader, United States Senate - Commit to Passing Real, Immediate Funding to Fight Opioid and Heroin Epidemic and Actually Carry Out Programs Authorized in CARA Bill Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 20, 2016 Schatz, Hatch, Tillis, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Make it Easier for Researchers to Study the Medical Value of Marijuana Sen.Brian Schatz
June 20, 2016 Hatch Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Facilitate Research on the Medical Value of Marijuana Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
June 1, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Urging DHHS to Increase Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 15, 2016 Cochran Cosponsors Pain Prevention, Treatment Research Bill Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Jan. 27, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert McDonald, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs - Concerning Marijuana as a Treatment Option Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
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