NEWS RELEASE
Committee on Energy and Commerce Democrats
Congressman John D. Dingell, Ranking Member

Dingell, Stupak Press Leavitt About
Unregulated Drug Problem

Washington, D.C. – Congressmen John D. Dingell (D-MI) and Bart Stupak (D-MI), Ranking Members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, respectively, wrote to Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt about their continuing concerns regarding the increasing flow of unregulated drugs entering the United States.

The letter comes after repeated committee hearings and investigations have revealed that the key agencies charged with fighting the problem have been ineffective. Dingell and Stupak believe regulatory controls -- and possibly even targeted legislation -- may be needed to address the growing threat to public health posed by unregulated drugs.

“The nature of online pharmacies and the inability of key agencies to provide even rudimentary controls over rogue Internet pharmacies is producing measurable harm,” the congressmen said in the letter.

See the full text of the letter.

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