[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 213 (Thursday, December 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H7562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            FENTANYL CRISIS

  (Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address the 
unimaginable amount of dangerous fentanyl and related substances that 
are crossing our southern border, enough to kill every American seven 
times over.
  Criminal drug cartels are capitalizing on the lack of security due to 
Biden's open-border policies. Since these large amounts of fentanyl are 
flooding in, the DEA issued its first public safety alert in 6 years, 
warning the public about fake pills laced with lethal doses of 
fentanyl, and we are seeing the devastating effects.
  Synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, account for nearly two-thirds 
of the overdose deaths, including American teenagers. Many parents 
across our country, and including my home State of Oklahoma, have 
tragically lost their children to accidental fentanyl overdoses. No one 
should ever have to experience that sort of pain.
  In February, we have the chance to respond. The emergency class-wide 
scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances is set to expire. 
Democrats want to enact only temporary extensions, while Republicans 
are fighting to make it permanent.
  Madam Speaker, there are deadly consequences to the lack of security 
at the border. We must ensure law enforcement has the resources to 
protect our country and keep those drugs out of American hands.

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