Senators Markey and Manchin are joined by law enforcement, medical and public health leaders in call for reforms at FDA to address opioid crisis Washington (February 22, 2016) – As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote later today, Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and (D-W.V.) will hold a press conference today, Monday, February 22 to discuss their opposition to the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Senators will be joined by leading law enforcement, medical and public health leaders in calling for reforms at the FDA to respond to the prescription drug and heroin crisis. WHO: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) --Senator (D-W.V.) --Chief Leonard Campanello, Gloucester, Massachusetts Police Chief --Dr. Andrew Kolodny, Chief Medical Officer, Phoenix House --Rodney Miller, Executive Director West Virginia sheriffs association --John Rosenthal, co-founder, Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative --Ronda Eddy, Executive Director, Day Report Center WHAT: Press conference on reforming FDA to address opioid crisis WHEN: TODAY, 12:30 pm, Monday, February 22, 2016 WHERE: S-120, U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.