by gslwpadm | Jun 25, 2019 | In the News
WELCH, West Virginia (Reuters) – The opioid epidemic that has so far killed half a million Americans is routinely blamed on greedy drug makers, feckless doctors and lax regulators. But there’s another group that has contributed to the depth and duration of...
by gslwpadm | Jun 20, 2019 | In the News
The World Health Organization has rescinded its opioid-prescribing guidelines after a congressional report accused the agency of being corrupted by the powerful drugmaker Purdue Pharma.The May report from US Representatives Katherine Clark, a...
by gslwpadm | Jun 20, 2019 | Press Releases, Reproductive Freedom
CLARK SECURES $4 BILLION INCREASE TO CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, FUNDING FOR GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHHouse passed first FY2020 spending package that makes historic investments on behalf of American families June 20, 2019- Washington, D.C....
by gslwpadm | Jun 20, 2019 | In the News
WASHINGTON—House Democrats are pushing climate-change and environmental provisions in the chamber’s spending packages, hoping to force the Republican-controlled Senate to at least consider the measures in the must-pass legislation.The House passed the first in a...
by gslwpadm | Jun 19, 2019 | In the News
The World Health Organization notified U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioid painkillers in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical industry influenced the reports.The pledge to remove the guidelines comes a...
