Sanders introduces two amendments to strengthen opioid crisis response bill

News Release — Sen. Bernie SandersApril 24, 2018
Contact:Josh Miller-LewisOffice of Sen. Bernie SandersJosh_Miller-Lewis@sanders.senate.gov
Washington, D.C. – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced two amendments to the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 under consideration Tuesday in the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
The first amendment put forward by Sanders would impose retroactive civil fines on companies and executives that illegally marketed and/or distribute