Gillibrand pledges to go after drug companies over opioid crisis

The Sackler family, which owns Purdue Pharma, "looked at drugs as a way to make billions of dollars," Gillibrand said.Aaron J. Thornton / MSNBCGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Monday that drug manufacturers should be prosecuted for their role in the opioid crisis, and that if she's elected president, she'll attempt to hold companies like Purdue Pharma responsible.

"What we know from the evidence of what's been gleaned from what the Sackler family did and how they looked at drugs as a way to make billions of dollars and making sure the dosage was higher so it was more addictive," the New York senator said in a clip of the town hall released on Monday."The way they dampened down any investigation, any transparency and accountability, that is what we have to take on.

During the town hall, she also spoke out against President Donald Trump, criticized his secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, to big cheers and argued against Trump's tariffs and trade policies.

I hear Maury’s voice in my head, “...And that is a lie.”

Mmmm. That’s a small very small reason why she will never be president, spewing crap like this.

Yeah, that won't drive the price of prescriptions up. What an idiot!

She needs to talk to Cory Booker. Thos two are at cross purposes.

Narrator: there is zero chance she would do this. And zero chance she would succeed if she tried

Lol attempt So in other words, I’ll say this but actually do nothing That’s the Democratic way Can’t even fix your homeless problems in Democrat run states, but somehow, your gonna take on these big corporations! Yeah nice try

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Didn’t a drug manufacturer just sponsor a major fundraiser for her

SenGillibrand Gillibrand should B prosecuted 4 refusing 2 build the wall on the southern border 2 stop opioids from coming into the US from China! SenateGOP

CHINESE FENTANYL Ffs

Al Franken. Let's start there.

I love when leftist use allegations as gospel truth. Why don't you wait until the case is adjudicated before trying to use their alleged guilt in your campaign? 🤨

Most of her colleagues made millions off of that stock. Hypocrites.

I swear for Dems its always somebody elses fault.

Beto's excuse for writing sick stories about killing children: he was just a dumb 16-year-old who didn't know any better. But hey, let's lower the voting age to 16!

Not Her ! She's A Trumpivitz 🖐👃 Wall Streeter ✍👎

Annndddd maybe we should stop the drugs at the border. Just a thought.

How about hold the crimi al aliens accountable

Suuure

There was nearly 2 times the opiod deaths under obama than under Trump. Trump has been way more successful at ending the opioid crises. Another campaign promise kept! MAGA

How about tobacco and alcohol companies whose product kills hundreds of thousands of Americans every year?

She can promise anything because she won’t win.

Doubt it. Nice talking point tho.

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