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Joe Biden, Jr.'s Public Statements on Issue: Drugs

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03/29/2024 A Proclamation on Second Chance Month, 2024
12/22/2023 Statement from President Joe Biden on Clemency Actions
12/22/2023 A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana, Attempted Simple Possession of Marijuana, or Use of Marijuana
09/15/2023 Memorandum on Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2024
08/29/2023 Statement from President Biden on Historic Action to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
08/11/2023 Memorandum on the Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia
06/20/2023 Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception
06/19/2023 Remarks by President Biden in Press Gaggle
12/07/2022 Tweet - "This is great news for Connecticut families who've been impacted by our nation's failed approach to marijuana. No one should be imprisoned solely due to the possession of marijuana."
11/22/2022 Tweet - "Oregon is the latest state to pardon all prior offenses of simple marijuana possession, following my pardon of federal offenses and call to Governors to do the same in their states. It's time to right our failed approach to marijuana. I urge states to follow Oregon's example."
10/06/2022 Statement from President Biden on Marijuana Reform
10/06/2022 Tweet - "Too many lives have been upended because of our failed approach to marijuana. Today I announced a pardon of all prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana, urged governors to do the same, and asked HHS and DOJ to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law."
09/01/2022 Tweet - "Too many families are losing loved ones to drugs like fentanyl. My Safer America Plan addresses the opioid epidemic by imposing tougher penalties for the deadly trafficking that has poisoned our communities."
04/25/2022 Tweet - "It's time we treat addiction like any other disease. And at the same time, we are disrupting drug traffickers' financial networks, supply chains, and delivery routes, including on the internet."
03/28/2022 Tweet - "My budget also invests in other areas of bipartisan common ground -- what I call my Unity Agenda. Beating the opioid epidemic, taking on the challenge of mental health, supporting our veterans, and ending cancer as we know it."
01/24/2022 Tweet - "To get a hearing aid, folks have to see a specialist, get a prescription, and pay thousands of dollars. My competition Executive Order changes that. In October, the FDA released a new proposed rule allowing them to be sold over the counter -- lowering costs and saving time."
12/20/2021 Tweet - "Right now, there's a kid out there whose family can't afford her insulin because it costs $1,000 per month. The Build Back Better Act would cap their monthly insulin costs at $35. I'm committed as ever to getting it done for them."
12/15/2021 Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
12/06/2021 Tweet - "Prescription drug prices aren't a partisan issue. This is about whether or not you and your loved ones can afford the prescription drugs you need. We need Congress to get this done and lower costs -- to come together and make a difference in people's lives."
11/02/2021 President Biden Announces Prescription Drug Pricing Plan in Build Back Better Framework
09/30/2021 Tweet - "As National Recovery Month comes to a close, I want to celebrate everyone who's in recovery. To those not yet in recovery -- and their loved ones -- know you are not alone. This is personal to me -- and I promise you there is hope."
09/30/2021 A Proclamation on National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 2021
09/15/2021 A Memorandum for the Secretary of State on Presidential Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2022
08/31/2021 A Proclamation on National Recovery Month, 2021
08/27/2021 A Proclamation on Overdose Awareness Week, 2021
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