Marino Is Out Of Consideration For Drug Czar

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UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 27: Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., participates in the House GOP leadership press conference after the House Republican Conference meeting in the Capitol on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
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President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that Rep. Tom Marino, a Pennsylvania Republican, has withdrawn his name from consideration to become the nation’s next drug czar.

“Rep. Tom Marino has informed me that he is withdrawing his name from consideration as drug czar,” Trump tweeted. “Tom is a fine man and a great Congressman!”

The congressman’s withdrawal comes after a joint CBS “60 Minutes” and Washington Post report revealed that Marino took nearly $100,000 from the pharmaceutical lobby while sponsoring a bill that made it easier for drug companies to distribute opioids across American communities and thwart the Drug Enforcement Agency. Read more at CNN.

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