Lawmakers push for federal bill to combat fentanyl smuggling at border
Posted on AllSides November 2nd, 2022
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A group of bipartisan lawmakers is calling on congressional leaders to move forward with legislation to reduce fentanyl coming into the country though borders and ports of entry. The drug is increasingly being manufactured as colorful pills.
A group of bipartisan lawmakers is calling on congressional leaders to move forward with legislation to reduce fentanyl coming into the country though borders and ports of entry.
In a letter, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and others urged the chairmen and ranking members of the U.S. House and Senate Armed Service Committees to include the Securing America’s Borders Against Fentanyl Act in the annual National Defense Authorization Act.
It would improve law enforcement technology at ports of entry and help deter opioid overdose deaths.
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