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"Disappointed by WaPo's report on today's hearing. The report repeats claims from previous Post articles that DEA's own data and that testimony from DEA's own witness directly contradict. One might think the reporters didn't actually watch the hearing.

For example, the article states: "The measure curbed the DEA's powers to use its most potent weapons against drug companies that do not report suspicious orders of prescription painkillers from pharmacies."

But the DEA official said the EXACT opposite in today's hearing. -->

In fact, the DEA official went even FURTHER to contradict the Post's claims:

"[the notion] that the Act caused DEA's use of the tool [ISO's] to dry up is simply not correct. Do you agree?"

DEA Offical: Yes. I agree.

In fact, the DEA official's testimony to @SenWhitehouse was that DEA has NOT been "hamstrung" by this legislation because of the full "bucket of tools" DEA has at its disposal.

WaPo reports "Hatch and others have said the law does not weaken the DEA, noting that it was passed by unanimous consent in both houses of Congress and signed by President Barack Obama."

You know who else has said that the law does not "weaken" the DEA? The DEA.

In today's hearing we held a critical discussion about the need for balance: to ensure we are doing everything we can to stop the opioid crisis, without preventing legitimate patients from getting much-needed prescriptions.

I'd invite those covering it to actually tune in."

@senorrinhatch

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