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Chris Coons' Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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05/12/2022 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  
02/11/2021 Durbin, Lee, Coons To Introduce Bipartisan Smarter Pretrial Detention For Drug Charges Act
09/09/2020 Sens. Coons, Durbin, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act
09/09/2020 Durbin, Lee, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Smarter Pretrial Detention For Drug Charges Act
05/19/2020 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
11/13/2019 Coons, Gardner initiative supporting research on opioid addiction clears key Senate hurdle
09/26/2019 DHSS Awarded $3.58 Million Federal Grant to Increase Addiction Treatment Capacity Among Medicaid Providers
07/31/2019 Sens. Coons, Gardner Introduce Legislation to Support Research on Opioid Addiction
07/31/2019 Letter to Michael Pompeo, Secretary of State - Carper, Coons Join Colleagues to Reiterate Concerns about Trump Administration's Lack of Strategy for Central America
07/11/2019 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
04/27/2019 In China, Senators Hassan and Coons Meet with Government Officials to Discuss How to Strengthen Efforts to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking that Contributes to Opioid Crisis in the U.S.
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
02/12/2019 Delaware's Cape Gazette - Congress must do more to stem opioid tide
10/03/2018 Carper, Coons Applaud Passage of Package to Fight Opioid Crisis in Delaware
09/28/2018 Sen. Coons Applauds Passage of Funding Bill to Fight the Opioid Epidemic, Invest in Education
09/17/2018 Carper, Coons Applaud Senate Passage of Critical Funding to Fight Opioid Addiction Crisis
07/26/2018 Sens. Coons, Gardner & Reps. Lance, Matsui Introduce Legislation to Address the Opioid Crisis Through the Prevention of Drug Diversion
06/28/2018 Sen. Coons Secures Funding To Combat Delaware's Opioid Epidemic In Annual Appropriations Bill
03/08/2018 Letter to the Hon Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee - Senator Cantwell, Colleagues Call for Increased Investment in Student Health, Safety
03/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Advocate for Resources to Combat Opioid Crisis in Foster Care System
01/25/2018 Hearing of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Carper, Hearing on
12/12/2017 Sen. Coons discusses Delaware opioid crisis in Judiciary Committee hearing
11/08/2017 Letter to Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Provide Guidance on Boosting Support for Forensic Labs In Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic
11/03/2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Support Funding to Stem Opioid Epidemic
10/20/2017 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

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