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Congress Wrestles Over How to Hold Sackler Family Accountable


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During a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Tuesday, Democrats argued that the Sackler family the former owners of Purdue Pharma and the makers of OxyContin will likely escape legal liability for helping to fuel the opioid epidemic unless a loophole in bankruptcy law is closed.
Republicans have countered that there are better ways to curb substance use and overdoses.
Usually when you kill someone, you go to jail, said Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.). And the Sackler family, according to documents Maloney said she s read, killed almost half a million people. ....

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