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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Letters to the Editor

Top Illinois Dems should return campaign cash from pharma companies implicated in opioid crisis

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

First of all, why are Illinois Democratic politicians accepting campaign contributions from pharmaceutical companies implicated in the opioid crisis? And why haven’t they returned these contributions?

As for Senate President Don Harmon and Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, they should lead by example and return — not accept — contributions from pharmaceutical companies paying billions to settle suits accusing them of being responsible for the crisis.

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