3 Things to Know About US Rep. Tom Marino, at Center of DEA Controversy
Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pennsylvania, withdrew his name for consideration as President Trump's drug czar, two days after a bombshell from The Washington Post/60 Minutes report about the congressman's role as chief advocate for a 2016 federal law that weakened the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's control over opioid distributors. Here are a few things to know about the man at the center of the investigation.
October 18, 2017 at 04:05 PM
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U.S. Rep. Thomas Marino, R-Pennsylvania, hadn't even gotten a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing before he withdrew his name for consideration as President Donald Trump's drug czar.
The move on Tuesday came two days after a bombshell from The Washington Post/”60 Minutes” report about the congressman's role as chief advocate for a 2016 federal law that weakened the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's control over opioid distributors. These middlemen between the pharmaceutical manufacturers and retail pharmacies are suspected of being instrumental in the prescription painkiller abuse epidemic ravaging the country, whistleblowers and others in the joint investigation said.
On Monday, prominent senators said they would introduce legislation to repeal the law Marino championed. In a statement on his withdrawal as the nominee to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Marino said he was doing so to remove the distraction to the mission of the agency, an executive office that works to reduce drug use and its consequences.
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