Warren wants 'an America where when people like the Sacklers destroy millions of lives to make money, they don’t get museum wings named after them, they go to jail.'
In a Wednesday proposal to end the opioid crisis, the presidential candidate advocated the federal government spend $100 billion over 10 years to combat the opioid crisis, which has caused the deaths of an average, 130 Americans each day.
"Under my opioid plan, billionaires like the Sacklers wouldn’t get to live the high life while only 1 out of 5 folks who need opioid treatment get the help they need. Instead, they would pay up to help make sure every person gets the care they need," she said in the Medium post announcing her proposal.
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren waves to a crowd at the Texas Southern University on April 24. Sergio Flores/Getty Images President Donald Trump has vowed at various points of his presidency to address the nation's opioid crisis. In October 2017, he declared the epidemic a public health emergency. The Trump administration said that as of October 2018, it had"secured $6 billion in new funding over a two-year window to fight opioid abuse.
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