Pharmaceuticals & U.S. Congress Newsletter
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“Unacceptable”: Prominent U.S. Senators Demand FDA Provide Names of Troubled Foreign Drugmakers Skirting Import Bans
19 Sep 2025 19:05 GMT
… U.S. senators are demanding the Food and Drug Administration … antibiotics, anti-seizure drugs and chemotherapy treatments.
… medication. The practice, however, was largely kept hidden from doctors, pharmacists … water, vials of medication that were “blackish” …
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US Expands Scope of Its (Fake) War on Drug Cartels to Colombia; Colombia Responds By Threatening to Stop Buying US Weapons
19 Sep 2025 13:46 GMT
… comes to taking on drug – the drug cartels. So they … cooperation in the fight against drugs. At the time, Washington … was clearly political: the U.S. Congress used it to try to … -narcotics plan.
Even the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee …
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U.S. House Members Introduce Resolution Designating September 15-19 as Medical Research Week
16 Sep 2025 20:02 GMT
Representatives Andre Carson (D-Ind.), Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), and Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) have introduced a resolution (H. Res. 708) in the House of Representatives declaring Sept. 15-19, 2025, as Medical …
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White House Exploring ‘All Options’ for Cannabis Rescheduling, Trump Drug Adviser Nominee Says
18 Sep 2025 17:19 GMT
… study of Schedule I drugs, including cannabis, really … Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025, which U.S. House Reps. … responsibilities” largely mirrors what Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … side effects of the medication and those illnesses,” Carter …
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Trump lists India among 23 major illicit drug-producing, transit nations
18 Sep 2025 15:17 GMT
… among 23 major drug-producing or drug-transit nations, stating … US Congress on Monday, Trump designated the 23 countries as “major drug … s ban on illegal drugs, drug stockpiles and ongoing production … . “Revenue from this drug trade funds transnational criminal …
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PLP silence on drug smuggling and China puts Bahamians at risk
18 Sep 2025 13:05 GMT
… ’s hearing before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and … grip on The Bahamas.
US Senator Jim Risch went further, … aside the warnings about drug smuggling while praising Walker … troubling, while brushing aside drug smuggling concerns, this government …
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8 US Senators Tell Party Leaders to Regulate Hemp, Not Ban It
16 Sep 2025 23:36 GMT
As the path forward for hemp-derived cannabinoid products remains uncertain at the federal level, eight Democratic senators sent a letter to party leaders Sept. 16, urging them to take up regulations instead of prohibition.
The letter, spearheaded by U.S. …
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Donald Trump names India among major illicit drug producing, transit nations
18 Sep 2025 08:43 GMT
… as “major drug transit or major illicit drug producing” nations. … drugs into the United States.
The document submitted to the US Congress … other compounds, including illicit drugs.
China is also a … ’s ban on illegal drugs, drug stockpiles and ongoing production …
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Patel slams Schiff as 'biggest fraud' in US Senate during fiery confrontation
16 Sep 2025 22:59 GMT
FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday slammed California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff as the "biggest fraud to sit in the United States Senate," during a fiery exchange in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Patel testified about the bureau' …
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TRUMP LISTS FOUR CARICOM STATES AMONG MAJOR DRUG TRANSIT COUNTRIES
18 Sep 2025 01:19 GMT
… ’s major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries … on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries … for Fiscal Year 2026” submitted to the United States Congress … Fentanyl and other deadly drugs has created a …