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Executive Order on the Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to enhance public safety and support the well-ordered administration of justice, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1.  Purpose. Crime, especially violent crime, denies people their unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  Together as a society, we must work to prevent crime from occurring, ensure that those who perpetrate crime face justice, and assist victims in overcoming the effects of crime on their lives.  My Administration is focused on reducing crime, and the social and... -
President Donald J. Trump Is Standing up for Our Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers and Making tr
President Donald J. Trump Is Standing up for Our Nation’s Law Enforcement Officers and Making Our Communities Safer Today, I stand before you, as the President of the United States, to tell you that my Administration will always honor, cherish, and support the men and women in blue. President Donald J. Trump SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT: President Trump is supporting law enforcement and ensuring they have the tools, training, and information they need to protect our communities.  President Trump is establishing a new executive Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice – the first commission on law enforcement in... -
The Full Cost of the Opioid Crisis: $2.5 Trillion Over Four Years
October 26 marked National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, which provided Americans an opportunity to prevent drug misuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. One of the most tangible examples of the dangers of misusing prescription drugs comes from the opioid crisis, which the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) estimates cost $696 billion in 2018—or 3.4 percent of GDP—and more than $2.5 trillion for the four-year period from 2015 to 2018. These massive costs point to the nationwide economic destruction from America’s very human “crisis next door.â€In 2017, CEA published a report that... -
Remarks by President Trump Before Air Force One Departure | Joint Base Andrews, MD (Press Q&A)
Joint Base Andrews Prince George’s County, Maryland 8:45 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: So, we had a great weekend for our country. We captured a man that should’ve been caught a long time ago. Unfortunately, he wasn’t. He’s done tremendous damage. But it was an amazing display of intelligence and military power and coordination, and getting along with people. Lots of great things happened. So that was a big, big day and a big weekend, and we’re very happy about it. The economy is doing phenomenally well. We have — it looks like another good day will be taking place today....