Month: October 2011

While the Food and Drug Administration has successfully prevented 137 drug shortages since the beginning of 2010, drug shortages have been increasing in frequency and severity in recent years and…

President Issues Executive Order, Backs Legislation to Require Drug Companies to Report Shortages President Obama today will sign an Executive Order directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take…

I congratulate the people and government of Kyrgyzstan for yesterday’s democratic and peaceful presidential election. In casting their ballots, the Kyrgyz people have taken an important and courageous step on…

The President today declared an emergency exists in the State of Connecticut and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Rebecca M. Blank – Deputy Secretary, Department of Commerce Larry Leon…

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post: Ajit Varadaraj Pai– Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission President Obama announced…

WITHDRAWAL SENT TO THE SENATE: Charles Bernard Day, of Maryland, to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, vice Peter J. Messitte, retired, which was sent to…

President Obama will welcome the leaders of the European Union to a summit in Washington, D.C., on November 28th. The President looks forward to meeting with European Council President Herman…

THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all for being here. The United States, I think rightly, takes pride on having the most innovative and most successful drug industry in the world,…

WASHINGTON—In this week’s address, President Obama told the American people that we can’t wait for Congress to take action to grow the economy and create jobs, and highlighted the executive…