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The bill would enhance privacy protections for consumers and require the government to obtain a warrant in order to access online communications stored by a third-party service providers.
Saturday is National Drug Take Back Day. It's a day local law enforcement and pharmacies across the state and the nation join in the effort to fight prescription drug abuse. According to the latest numbers from the CDC, over 28,000 people died from opioid overdoses. In 2014, half of those deaths involved a prescription drug.
All it takes is walking in the door and disposing of unused prescription pills. Bill Pohanka knows not to flush them down the toilet, either.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today introduced "Jessie's Law," a bipartisan bill named after Michigan resident Jessie Grubb who tragically died earlier this year of an opioid overdose. Jessie's Law would help ensure doctors have access to a consenting patient's prior history of addiction in order to make fully informed care and treatment decisions. Providing this information would help prevent cases like Jessie's, where a recovering addict in Ann Arbor was unknowingly prescribed and discharged with a powerful opioid that led to her death.
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today spoke on the House floor to encourage residents of Michigan's 7th District to participate in the DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The service provides an opportunity for citizens to safely and securely dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs at an authorized disposal site in their community.
The measure authorizes spending $300 million annually on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, although separate votes would be needed each year to provide the funding.
Two mid-Michigan congressmen supported the bill.
For too many Americans, an underperforming economy has diminished opportunities to pursue their dreams and leave behind a better future for the next generation.
Millions of men and women are struggling to find full-time, good paying jobs. Wages across the country remain stagnant. Working families face one challenge after another to get ahead. As policymakers, we have a responsibility to do everything we can to help.
Jackson, MI—Congressman Tim Walberg (MI-07) today encouraged residents of Michigan's 7th District to participate in the DEA's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The service provides an opportunity for citizens to safely and securely dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs at an authorized disposal site in their community.