U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

07/28/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/28/2025 12:39

Secretary Kennedy, Deputy Secretary O’Neill, Commissioner Makary, and U.S. Senator Mullin to Host Press Conference on Measures to Safeguard American Public from Dangerous[...]

WASHINGTON, DC - MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025 - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, and U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin will host a press conference to announce new actions the agency is taking on the dangerous opioid 7-OH to protect the American people.

WHEN: Tuesday, July 29 at 10:30 AM ET
Press should arrive by 9:30 AM for priority placement
Press must have REAL ID or a valid U.S. passport to enter
the building
WHERE: Hubert H. Humphrey Building Auditorium
200 Independence Ave SW
Washington, D.C. 20009
PARTICIPANTS: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary
U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)
Melody Woolf (chronic pain survivor)

WATCH LIVESTREAM on X at @HHSGov

TO ATTEND IN PERSON: Request a press credential at [email protected]
MUST REGISTER BY 8 PM ET TODAY

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