Article snippet: Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., withdrew his nomination to lead the Office of National Drug Control Policy after a news report found that a bill he authored weakened the Drug Enforcement Administration's ability to go after drug companies distributing large amounts of opioids. "Rep. Tom Marino has informed me that he is withdrawing his name from consideration as drug czar," President Trump said in a tweet Tuesday morning. The bill Marino sponsored -- Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act -- sailed through Congress with unanimous support and was signed by President Obama in 2016. The legislation makes it harder for the DEA to suspend drug companies from fulfilling suspiciously large shipments of opioids, according to a report from The Washington Post and CBS News' "60 Minutes." Trump said Monday he will make a "major announcement" next week on the drug crisis and opioid epidemic. He has yet to formally declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency, despite saying he would do so last August. "This country, and frankly the world, has a drug problem," Trump said at the time, adding, "We're going to do something about it." Trump has formed a presidential commission aimed at combating drug addiction and providing solutions to the opioid crisis in America. New Jersey Gov. Link to the full article to read more