Drug Czar Nominee Withdraws
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Drug czar nominee withdraws after report he backed Big Pharma opioid billPresident Trump announced Tuesday that Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. "Tom is a fine man and a great congressman," Trump tweeted while sharing the news. On Sunday night, 60 Minutes and The Washington Post reported that Marino had worked for two years to push through a bill promoted and apparently written by the pharmaceutical industry that stripped the Drug Enforcement Administration of its biggest tool to fight prescription opioids entering the black market.
From the Right
Trump: Drug Czar Nominee, Rep. Marino, Withdrawing His Name - Here's WhyPresident Donald Trump says the Pennsylvania congressman he chose to be the nation's drug czar is withdrawing from consideration for the job.
From the Left
Trump says drug czar nominee Tom Marino is withdrawing after Washington Post/’60 minutes’ investigationPresident Trump said Tuesday that his nominee to be the nation's drug czar is withdrawing from consideration for the job. Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.) was under fire in the wake of revelations in a Washington Post/"60 Minutes” investigation that the lawmaker helped steer legislation in Congress making it harder to act against giant drug companies.
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