He acknowledged that declaring a national emergency “would put it in the national spotlight. “An emergency declaration without significant new funds will likely be unsuccessful. The idea of declaring a national emergency was first raised in an interim report prepared by an opioid commission chaired by New Jersey Gov. The commission had suggested two mechanisms for an emergency declaration: the Public Health Service Act or the Stafford Act. The nation has a public health emergency fund, but it is empty, Kessler said.

Source: Egypt Independent October 25, 2017 06:33 UTC