Joseph t rannazzisi biography
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Trump’s drug czar pick was scapegoated for what was really a bipartisan failure
It was an incredible turnaround: A damning Washington Post and 60 Minutes report on Sunday. A hint of disappointment by President Donald Trump on Monday. And then, Trump’s nominee for drug czar, Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA), withdrew his name from consideration on Tuesday.
The cause was Marino’s involvement in a law that passed in 2016: the so-called Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act. As the Post and 60 Minutes explained in their bombshell report, the law effectively hindered the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) ability to prosecute opioid distributors and stop dangerous shipments of opioid painkillers — the kind of drugs that sparked America’s opioid epidemic — right as drug overdose deaths reached yet another peak in the US.
The measure was heavily backed by the drug industry, and Marino, who had received nearly $100,000 in donations from political action committees linked to the industry, was its main sponsor. The bill got thr
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The Crime of the Century (2021 film)
American documentary film
| The Crime of the Century | |
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Official poster | |
| Written by | Alex Gibney |
| Directed by | Alex Gibney |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | Brett Wiley |
| Editor | Andy Grieve |
| Running time | 231 minutes |
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| Release | May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10) |
The Crime of the Century is an American two-part documentary film directed, produced, and written by Alex Gibney. The film follows the opioid epidemic in the United States, and the political operatives, government regulations and corporations that enable the abuse of opioids, particularly the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma.
It was aired in two parts beginning on May 10, 2021, and May 11, 2021, by HBO.
Synopsis
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The film follows the opioid epidemic in the United States, the political operatives, government regulations, and corporations that enable the abuse of opioids. Part on
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Stephen Rannazzisi
American actor and stand-up comedian (born 1977)
Stephen Rannazzisi (born July 4, 1977)[1] is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He acted in the FXX comedy series The League as Kevin MacArthur.
Personal life
Rannazzisi, born in Smithtown, New York, on July 4, 1977, briefly attended the Catholic St. Anthony's High School in South Huntington, New York, on Long Island, leaving after a year in what he called a mutual decision. He went on to graduate from Smithtown High School[2] in 1996.[3] Rannazzisi graduated from State University of New York at Oneonta, where he majored in communications.[4] He is of Italian and Irish descent.[5]
9/11 controversy
Rannazzisi lied about working in the South Tower of the World Trade Center at Merrill Lynch, on the 54th floor during the September 11 attacks, and described his experience escaping death.[6] He had said the events inspired him to move to Los Angeles and pursue stand-up comedy. In September 2015, after being contacted by a repo
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