Half of the country's state attorney general asked the Senate on Wednesday to curb legislation that cracks down on loopholes that allow drug cartels to bring fentanyl-related substances to the United States.
The 25 state attorney generals, led by Iowa's Brenna Bird and Virginia's General Jason Miyarez, are urging Senate leaders to stop all fatal human trafficking (suspension) of fentanyl. Activitiesclassify all fentanyl-related substances as Schedule 1. Congress's temporary classification of fentanyl-related substances is set to expire in March for Schedule 1 drugs. .
This letter is overwhelmingly written by the House of Representatives. I passed The suspension fentanyl law, sponsored by Virginia Rep. Morgan Griffiths, from 312 to 108, is suspended on Thursday. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico have It was introduced I'm a bipartisan Senate fellow, but the upper room hasn't taken up the bill yet.
“By scheduling fentanyl analogs as Schedule I drugs forever, the federal government has been fully utilized so far in the fight against the fentanyl epidemic, informing drug cartels and human traffickers and sought to bring American lives to life. It can be saved,” the Attorney General wrote. “We recommend taking up and passing the fentanyl law as soon as possible.”
“Through permanent scheduling, criminal prosecution of a person who owned, distributed or manufactured illegal drug fluctuations is uncertain, or is not subject to uncertainty that “previously burdened on the prosecutor.” Except for uncertainty,” the Attorney General added. .
The Biden administration exacerbated the fentanyl crisis by not changing the course of the Open Borders agenda, but this week @housegop I passed the Stop Fentanyl Method to stop the Stop.
thank you @RepMGriffith and @boblatta For their leadership on this important issue. https://t.co/3zmk1bymgh
– Tom Emmer (@gopmajoritywhip) February 8, 2025
According to the letter, fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances are killing Americans at speeds comparable to the civil war and World War II. The drug overdose was attributed to the deaths of more than 100,000 Americans in 2023, and fentanyl caused the majority of deaths, the letter said.
“Fentanyl is a vicious murderer, only exacerbated by years of tragic Biden Harris open border,” Byrd told DCNF. “We must take immediate action to end the deadly fentanyl crisis.
“Congress must now act to close dangerous loopholes and give law enforcement the tools they need to combat these deadly poison trafficking,” Miyares told DCNF. Ta. “By permanently scheduling fentanyl analogs as schedule I drugs, this bipartisan law will promptly indict traffickers, eliminate expensive legal challenges, and federal resources will be prevented, education and You will be able to focus on treatment.”
Senate majority leader John Tune could take up the law in the coming weeks, but the immediate focus for Senate Republicans is confirming President Donald Trump's cabinet candidate. Given the bipartisan support the suspension fentanyl law received in the House, the bill is likely to ensure sufficient democratic support to overcome the Senate's 60-vote threshold.
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