Congressman Blumenauer on UN Special Session on Drug Policy: We Need a More Just and Compassionate Approach

by Press on April 22, 2016

Press Author

More in National:

Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026
Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026
Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016 – This week, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) joined leaders from around the world in New York at the 2016 United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem. Representative Blumenauer, who attended the opening day’s events as a Congressional observer, released the following statement on the Session.