Action from Congress urgently needed to provide $1.1 billion in new funding for treatment “During Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, we pause to remember all those we have lost to opioid use disorder, we stand with the courageous…
Category: Statement and Releases
President Barack Obama today announced the designation of a Presidential Delegation to attend the Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Babyn Yar Massacre on September 29, 2016 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Honorable Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce, will lead…
President Obama spoke by phone today with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya to discuss issues of mutual importance during this week’s UN General Assembly meetings and the strong U.S.-Kenya bilateral relationship. President Kenyatta offered his strong support for the objectives…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Elizabeth A. Field – Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management Tina S. Kaidanow – Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, Department of…
President Obama spoke today with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. They discussed the developments in Syria and the importance of bolstering the fight against ISIL and al-Qa’ida in Syria. They also discussed the…
The United States condemns in the strongest terms today’s terrorist attack in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan, which has killed as many as 25 and injured many more. This attack against civilians at a mosque during Friday prayers is an appalling reminder…
President Obama today convened his National Security Council to discuss the global campaign we are leading to degrade and destroy ISIL. The President was briefed on multiple advances against ISIL that the Coalition has enabled across the battlefield in both…
“These steps will improve the safety, accessibility and impact of our clinical research system. They will help patients today and help researchers all over the world in their quests to find new cures. And they come at a true inflection…
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Maryland and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe storm and flooding during the period of July 30-31,…
Deputy National Security Advisor Avril Haines met today at the White House with the family of Aya Hijazi, a U.S.-Egyptian dual citizen who was detained in Egypt while doing humanitarian work and has been held in prison for over two…
