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- https://halrogers.house.gov/biography...Organizations such as Operation UNITE , Southeast Kentucky Economic Development (SKED) , The Center for Rural Development , Eastern Kentucky PRIDE and Shaping Our Appalachian Region (SOAR) , have brought local communities together by revitalizing the environment, providing hope in the fight against drugs, supporting small business owners, and creating jobs and new innovative opportunities in one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Nationally, as Chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee from 2011 through 2016, he reduced the size and scope of government by reining in federal spending, conducting rigorous but thoughtful oversight of federal agencies, and restoring fiscal discipline and transparency to our budget process. ...
- https://pallone.house.gov/media/press-releases/pallone-statement-president-bidens-state-union-address...Tonight, the President also demonstrated Democrats’ commitment to holding Big Pharma accountable and reining in the cost of prescription drugs. As a result, Medicare is now actively negotiating lower drug prices, the price of insulin has been capped at $35 per month, and starting next year seniors’ out-of-pocket costs on prescription drugs will be capped at no more than $2,000 a year. ...
- https://aguilar.house.gov/2022/08/26/rep-aguilar-passes-the-inflation-reduction-act/...Pete Aguilar voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, historic legislation that will lower the price of prescription drugs for hard-working families, keep health insurance affordable for millions of Americans and make the largest investment in modern history to combat climate change. “I have been fighting to lower the costs of prescription drugs by allowing Medicare to negotiate directly with drug companies since I was first elected,” Rep. ...
- Rep. Courtney Announces $625,000 Federal Grant to Combat Youth Substance Misuse in Griswold | Congrehttps://courtney.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/rep-courtney-announces-625000-federal-grant-combat-youth-substance...The new federal funding will help Griswold PRIDE decrease youth’s access to prescription drugs and other substances, increase youth mental health resources, provide educational resources to youth and families, and more. The grant comes from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
- REPS LIEU AND MACE LEAD BIPARTISAN LETTER OPPOSING ANIMAL TESTING FUNDED BY NIH | Congressman Ted Lihttps://lieu.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-lieu-and-mace-lead-bipartisan-letter-opposing-animal-testing-funded...As Members of Congress, we are concerned the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is placing undue priority on funding experiments on animals that have failed to lead to treatments, vaccines, and cures for human diseases. NIH's own startling statistic shows that 95% of new drugs fail in human trials and 90% of basic research, much of it involving animal models, fails to lead to human therapies. Moreover, in certain areas of research, the failure rates for new drugs are even higher: Alzheimer's disease (99.6%), sepsis (100%), and stroke (100%). ...
- https://timmoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-tim-moore-votes-pass-halt-fentanyl-act...If the emergency class-wide scheduling order expires: Many fentanyl-related substances will become street-legal, meaning law enforcement has no authority to seize these extremely lethal drugs. Drug traffickers will be empowered to push deadlier drugs on our streets, skirting federal law by changing as little as one molecule in the fentanyl formula to create legal variations. ...
- https://doggett.house.gov/media/blog-post/bicameral-bipartisan-track-act-introduced-provide-transparency-taxpayer...Taxpayers deserve complete transparency into how their dollars have been spent and fair pricing for the inventions they supported.” “U.S. taxpayers have footed more than their fair share of the R&D costs for drugs developed by massive pharmaceutical companies, and in return, Big Pharma has given us the highest drug prices in the world and an unacceptable lack of transparency,” said Senator Merkley. ...
- https://ocasio-cortez.house.gov/media/press-releases/ocasio-cortez-velazquez-call-secretary-kennedy-reverse-job-cuts-san-juan...It has evaluated and led to removal of thousands of adulterated products from the market that otherwise would have exposed American consumers to unsafe products. The laboratory also plays a critical role in ensuring that the drugs and medical products that are part of HHS’ Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) remain safe and available for the nation’s armed forces and civilian populations during emergencies and conflicts. ...
- Quigley Urges Congress to Re-Open the Government and Consider Smart, Effective Border Security Measuhttps://quigley.house.gov/media-center/speeches/quigley-urges-congress-re-open-government-and-consider-smart-effective-border..."And at the ports of entry they need new technology to eventually scan all commercial and passenger vehicles for illegal drugs and contraband. "We can provide these resources. This bill shows that we're willing and able to put down a payment on these bipartisan solutions. "So again, if it's about border security and that's why we're here, then fine. ...
- Vasquez Rebukes Administration’s Effort to Cut Funds for Combating Drug Trafficking | Representativehttps://vasquez.house.gov/media/press-releases/vasquez-rebukes-administrations-effort-cut-funds-combating-drug-trafficking...HIDTA supports drug task forces in 17 counties across New Mexico, and the state received over $9.5 million in HIDTA funding in 2024, providing critical resources to help law enforcement keep dangerous drugs off the street. In a letter to leaders of the House Appropriations Committee signed by Rep. Vasquez and eight other Members of Congress, elected officials noted, “The Administration’s request to cut HIDTA funding by $102 million dollars has also received 67 letters of opposition and counting from police departments, sheriffs’ associations, police chiefs’ associations, associations of narcotics enforcers, and non-profits.” ...