We need to stop fentanyl from China … and this shocking move is how to make a difference

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A recent report outlining China’s direct involvement in fueling the fentanyl crisis in the United States has rightfully sent shockwaves through Congress and communities already reeling from the devastating impact of opioid addiction. The Select Committee on China’s findings uncovered China’s subsidization of the production of illicit fentanyl precursors for export, shedding light on the complicity – and in some cases, outright support – of foreign actors in exacerbating this epidemic.   

Bill Barr, the former attorney general, discussed this very issue on Fox News, saying that China is ‘knee deep’ in the U.S. fentanyl epidemic. That’s true.   

When asked if he thinks there’s any way we will see improvement in the coming months, he said no. That’s not true, we acted. Here’s how:  

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Our bill, the “Enhancing Intelligence Collection on Foreign Drug Traffickers Act of 2024,” was passed in the House as part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization package and would address this very issue and signed into law by President Joe Biden.  

Bundles of blue pills containing fentanyl intercepted at the border. (U.S. Customs and

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