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John Thune's Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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10/19/2023 Thune, Hassan, Blackburn Introduce the SAVE IMD Options Act
05/11/2023 Thune: Biden's Border Crisis Turns Into Full-Blown Catastrophe
03/03/2023 ICYMI: Thune Visits U.S. Southern Border
02/13/2023 Thune Introduces Legislation to Combat Fentanyl Trafficking, Enable Justice for Victims
01/20/2022 Letter to Senate Colleagues - Portman, Finance Republicans Stress Innovation-Killing Government Price Control Mandates Must Not Become Law
09/30/2021 Tweet - "The Biden border crisis is endangering communities across the country. I spoke with SD sheriffs, & they're seeing the effects in our state. Butte County Sheriff Fred Lamphere said the problem with drugs is worse than he's ever seen from meth & fentanyl pouring across the border."
03/26/2021 Tweet - "Strong border security, enforcing immigration laws, stopping asylum abuse, and cracking down on the traffickers and cartels that prey on migrants are among the steps the administration should take to end the Biden border crisis."
03/17/2021 Letter to the Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General - Rubio, Capito, GOP Colleagues: Biden Escalating Border Crisis by Unlawfully Freezing Border Wall Funding
05/14/2020 Tweet - "Was on the air with @hughhewitt this AM. We spoke about House Dems' massive new spending package that's really a grab bag of Dem agenda items disguised as #COVID19 relief. As was said, it mentions cannabis more times than it mentions jobs. Nobody is taking it seriously."
12/10/2019 Tweet - "Received a comprehensive update from Acting Secretary of @DHSgov Wolf on the department's efforts to secure our borders, stem the tide of illegal substances coming into our country, like fentanyl, opioids, & meth, and create H-2B visa certainty to support SD businesses."
10/03/2018 Thune Statement on Passage of Critical Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis
09/21/2018 Fighting the Opioid Crisis Head On
09/21/2018 Tweet - "We can curb the opioid epidemic, and with the tools that are being deployed nationwide, I'm confident we will. More in my column"
09/18/2018 Opioid Epidemic
09/17/2018 Multiple Thune-Authored Provisions Included in Crucial Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis
09/17/2018 Senate Approves Opioid Crisis Response Act with Key Commerce Committee Provisions
09/17/2018 Tweet - "Glad the Senate passed the bipartisan Opioid Crisis Response Act, which includes several of my provisions that would provide communities with tools necessary to combat the opioid crisis."
09/12/2018 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Casey, Thune Urge CMS to Test Model to Make Opioid Treatments More Affordable for Seniors
06/12/2018 Thune Bills to Target Substance Use Disorder Pass Finance Committee
05/23/2018 Tweet - "Yesterday @SenateCommerce passed two bills that would assist in the fight against the opioid crisis, and I also joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce legislation that would increase access to substance use disorder treatments."
05/23/2018 Brown, Isakson, Nelson, Thune, Blumenthal, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Improve Screening for Addiction
05/22/2018 Thune, Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduce Bills to Target Substance Use Disorder
10/26/2017 Thune Statement on President Trump's Opioid Public Health Emergency Declaration
10/03/2017 Letter to the Hon. Don Wright, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Increase Safeguards Against Opioid Fraud
05/17/2017 Hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Thune, Hearing on Current Issues in American Sports: Protecting the Health and Safety of American Athletes
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