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Book on the sackler family6/1/2023 ![]() ![]() That’s because this hearing is the first meeting of the Committee Book Club. This hearing, however, is a little different than the one from December. We are here today having another hearing-the second in six months-on Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family. With the increase of illicit trafficking of fentanyl across the southern border, Ranking Member Comer concluded by calling on Chairwoman Maloney to hold a hearing on the border crisis that is wreaking havoc on American communities. But like today’s hearing, another congressional hearing and the possibility of legislative action could endanger any settlement. ![]() ![]() Given the timing of the hearing, Democrats risk improperly influencing a court case to hold the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma accountable and provide restitution to the families of opioid victims.Īt the first hearing about the Sackler family and their destructive role in the opioid crisis, Ranking Member Comer was very clear that the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma must be held accountable for their role in the crisis. WASHINGTON-House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) opened today’s hearing purportedly about holding the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma accountable by criticizing Democrats for using it to promote Democrat donor Patrick Radden Keefe’s book about the family. Chastises Hearing Held to Promote Political Allies ![]()
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