Clash of Dems
Yonkers: Displaying yet again their cravenness, Sens. Schumer and Gillibrand only now find the intestinal fortitude to condemn Gov. Cuomo for his predatory sexual behavior because, using the earlier opinions of others as a shield, it is politically safe for them to do so. Yet where has their suddenly discovered Philippic been concerning the thousands of people Cuomo sent to their deaths in nursing homes? This is leadership!? Even more astonishing is Cuomo himself saying he is not part of the “political club.” What a pathetic statement from the peremptory avatar of that club. This from the man whose inimitable casuistry has for years epitomized political “cancel culture.” Of course, Cuomo must go, but New Yorkers should be cognizant of the ascendant Marxist/socialist cabal that is quite willing to take his place.
James McCaffrey
Purdue Pharma, which helped revolutionize the prescription painkiller business with its drug OxyContin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy that calls for it to be transformed into a different kind of company funneling profits into the fight against the nation’s opioid crisis.
Those efforts would include a significant boost — more than $4 billion — from members of the Sackler family who own the Connecticut-based pharmaceutical giant.
The plan, filed late Monday in U.S Bankruptcy Court in White Plains after months of negotiations, marks the company’s formal offer to settle more than 2,900 lawsuits from state and local governments, Native American tribes, hospitals and other entities.
“Purdue has delivered a historic plan that can have a profoundly positive impact on public health by directing critically needed resources to communities and individuals nationwide who have been affected by the opioid crisis,” Steve Miller, chairman of Purdue’s board of directors, said in a statement. Most of the parties in the case are on board with the plan.
But attorneys general representing 23 states and the District of Columbia issued a statement saying the offer “falls short of the accountability that families and survivors deserve.” They want more money from the Sackler family members and for Purdue to wind down in a way that “does not excessively entangle it with states.”
“The Sacklers became billionaires by causing a national tragedy. Now they’re trying to get away with it,” Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said in a statement.