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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Marsha Blackburn co-sponsored bill with Tom Marino.....yes she did.
marsha, who wishes to be senator marsha....'unintended' my ass
Rep. Marsha Blackburn: Drug law had 'unintended consequences,' should be revisited 'immediately'
U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn believes a law that critics say provided less scrutiny of drug companies and distributors had unintended consequences and should be "addressed immediately," a spokesman said Monday.
The comment comes in light of a joint investigation by "60 Minutes" and The Washington Post in which a whistleblower accused Blackburn and other congressional lawmakers of passing the law that led to lax scrutiny and a rise in opioid deaths.
The story, published Sunday, featured an interview with Joe Rannazzisi, who previously ran the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Diversion Control. The report also comes as Blackburn has launched a bid for the Senate seat held by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker.
Rannazzisi, along with Jonathan Novak, a former DEA attorney, pointed to a bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) and co-sponsored by 14 others, including Blackburn, which they said stripped the federal agency of the ability to freeze suspicious shipments of opioids.
The comment comes in light of a joint investigation by "60 Minutes" and The Washington Post in which a whistleblower accused Blackburn and other congressional lawmakers of passing the law that led to lax scrutiny and a rise in opioid deaths.
The story, published Sunday, featured an interview with Joe Rannazzisi, who previously ran the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Diversion Control. The report also comes as Blackburn has launched a bid for the Senate seat held by U.S. Sen. Bob Corker.
Rannazzisi, along with Jonathan Novak, a former DEA attorney, pointed to a bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) and co-sponsored by 14 others, including Blackburn, which they said stripped the federal agency of the ability to freeze suspicious shipments of opioids.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/16/60-minutes-opioid-tennessee-marsha-blackburn-tom-marino-congress/767510001/
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Rep. Marsha Blackburn co-sponsored bill with Tom Marino.....yes she did. (Original Post)
spanone
Oct 2017
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Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)1. There are few more foul than Blackburn in the gop
Which is, of course, why she will win. Sad.
spanone
(135,816 posts)2. I will be one vote against her.
Funtatlaguy
(10,870 posts)3. Bless you, my child
You will be doing the work of the 👼.
FSogol
(45,472 posts)4. Many thanks. n/t
kimbutgar
(21,111 posts)5. Put up the billboard now and leave it there for the next year pointing out she co-sponsered
This bill with a picture of the Georgia dead people opioid overdoses.