Florida Governor Who Opposes Prescription Drug Monitoring Joins Drug Trade Panel

"Human beings feel dishonor the most -- sometimes when they most deserve it!" - Mark Twain

Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Photo: Conservative Daily News

(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) - Earlier this week we published Rick Scott Elected Governor of Florida, But Voters Have a Charlatan in Office -- Not a Governor!

The story that illustrated the outrageous side of Florida politics, the state's new governor, and the relationship both play in the expanding Oxycontin crisis. Florida is where 85% of all Oxycontin sales take place.

I received the notice posted below, of a hearing in the U.S. Senate on April 14 in Washington, DC.  The notification came by email from Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack of California's senior legislative assistant. 

The witnesses aren’t meant to be an endorsement by the Congresswoman. Some are there to be challenged – we only want to bring leaders to the table for the discussion and the Congresswoman is very committed to getting to the root of the problem. She is very concerned the DEA and FDA haven’t done nearly enough on this issue. The FDA won’t be testifying (the Congresswoman’s subcommittee has no jurisdiction over FDA). As we’re preparing the Congresswoman for asking questions to Pharma, the DEA, etc., any insight you have that you believe would help, I’d love to hear.

Thanks,

Amy

Past reports on Gov. Rick Scott and Oxycontin:

Apr-12-2011: Rick Scott Elected Governor of Florida, But Voters Have a Charlatan in Office -- Not a Governor!

Mar-28-2011: Part 2 - FDA's Continual Responsibility for Making Our Children Into a Nation of Drug Addicts! - Marianne Skolek Salem-News.com

Mar-19-2011: Part I - Flamingo Pipeline - Florida to New York City - OxyContin Epidemic - Marianne Skolek Salem-News.com

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Salem-News.com Reporter Marianne Skolek, is an Activist for Victims of OxyContin and Purdue Pharma throughout the United States and Canada. In July 2007, she testified against Purdue Pharma in Federal Court in Virginia at the sentencing of their three CEO's - Michael Friedman, Howard Udell and Paul Goldenheim - who pleaded guilty to charges of marketing OxyContin as less likely to be addictive or abused to physicians and patients. She also testified against Purdue Pharma at a Judiciary Hearing of the U.S. Senate in July 2007. Marianne works with government agencies and private attorneys in having a voice for her daughter Jill, who died in 2002 after being prescribed OxyContin, as well as the voice for scores of victims of OxyContin. She has been involved in her work for the past 8-1/2 years and is currently working on a book that exposes Purdue Pharma for their continued criminal marketing of OxyContin.

Marianne is a nurse having graduated in 1991 as president of her graduating class. She also has a Paralegal certification. Marianne served on a Community Service Board for the Courier News, a Gannet newspaper in NJ writing articles predominantly regarding AIDS patients and their emotional issues. She was awarded a Community Service Award in 1993 by the Hunterdon County, NJ HIV/AIDS Task Force in recognition of and appreciation for the donated time, energy and love in facilitating a Support Group for persons with HIV/AIDS.

Marianne Skolek
National Activist for Victims of OxyContin and
Purdue Pharma - a criminally convicted pharmaceutical company
Staff Correspondent, Salem-News.com

www.purduepharma.com/pressroom/app/news_announc/USGovt_reponse_Main.pdf

i.bnet.com/blogs/sebelius-response.pdf

http://www.vawd.uscourts.gov/PurdueFrederickCo/default.asp

www.oxydeaths.com