Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenJudd Gregg: The Kamala threat — the Californiaization of America GOP set to release controversial Biden report Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? MORE (D-Mass.) is asking for clarification on White House counselor Kellyanne Conway’s role in combating the opioid epidemic.

In a letter sent Monday to John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE, President Trump’s chief of staff, Warren noted, in response to confusion on Conway's role last week, that “according to a report by CBS news, the White House later stated that her role was ‘not expanding and opioids has always been part of her policy portfolio,’ after multiple news outlets reported that she would be the White House's ‘drug czar.’ ”

In a series of questions, Warren quizzed Kelly on the White House counselor's duties and her experience, asking the administration if Conway has previously worked on drug or addiction policy or managed public health issues.

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Conway has been active on the opioid epidemic within the administration and previously traveled with former Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price Thomas (Tom) Edmunds PriceConspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention Coronavirus Report: The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Chris Christie Trump flails as audience dwindles and ratings plummet MORE to areas of the country ravaged by the crisis.

At a press conference last week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE praised her efforts to address the opioid epidemic — a crisis that has lead to a skyrocketing increase in overdoses around the country.

Sessions said Trump has “asked [Conway] to coordinate and lead the effort from the White House,” which sparked confusion as to whether or not Conway’s role on opioids was expanding and if she was being appointed “opioid czar.”

Warren also asked when the Trump administration plans to make nominations for two positions critical to curbing the crisis.

Warren asked for a timeline for sending to the Senate nominations to lead the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

“While the White House has made numerous announcements about the opioid crisis, including the release of recommendations from the President's Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis and the formal declaration of a national public health emergency, these steps are not adequate without critical funding and strong, experienced leadership,” Warren wrote.