Barack Obama

There is no question that David Medine is as talented and dedicated a public servant as they come.

We're able to enhance the security measures that are in place so that countries are handling that material more responsibly.

A terrorist attack with an improvised nuclear device would cost an enormous amount in terms of human life.

Refusing to fund or even consider proven strategies to fight heroin abuse is wrong.

I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694.

Under David's leadership, the PCLOB's thoughtful analysis and considered input has consistently informed my decisionmaking and that of my team.

We will continue to seek additional tangible results in nuclear material reductions and better overall nuclear and radiological security practices.

I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13694.

David has served our Nation as PCLOB Chairman during an especially momentous period.

SAMHSA is releasing a new funding opportunity to purchase and distribute naloxone.

I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security.

He called for a worldwide effort to secure all vulnerable nuclear materials in four years.

We want every American with an opioid use disorder who wants treatment to get the help they need.

Addressing this epidemic is a priority for my Administration.

The Task Force shall coordinate across agencies to identify and promote best practices for compliance and implementation.

These significant malicious cyber-enabled activities continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

I am deeply appreciative of David Medine's skilled stewardship of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB).

To realize the promise of coverage expansion and parity protections in helping individuals with mental health and substance use disorders, executive departments and agencies need to work together.

If you continue to believe that, if you have faith, I have no doubt that America's best days are ahead.

That's why the deep reporting, the informed questioning, the in-depth stories—the kind of journalism that we honor today—matters more than ever.

And my hope is, is that you continue to ask us questions that keep us honest and elevate our democracy.

We should be held accountable.

Good reporters like the ones in this room all too frequently find yourselves caught between competing forces.

Robin's work was meticulous.

The electorate would be better served if we spent less time focused on the he-said-she-said, back-and-forth of our politics.