[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            FENTANYL CRISIS

  (Mrs. KIM of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIM of California. Mr. Speaker, as we all know, deceptive drugs 
made of fentanyl are killing young people and destroying lives in 
southern California and across our Nation at an alarming rate.
  In California, fentanyl is responsible for one out of every five 
youth deaths.
  The top source of fentanyl is the U.S.-Mexico border, and last year, 
60 percent of fentanyl found in 2022 was at southern California ports 
of entry in San Diego and Imperial counties near my district.
  The Orange County Sheriff's Department seized more than 400 pounds of 
suspected fentanyl, and nearly 400,000 pills suspected to contain 
fentanyl during the first 10 months in 2022.
  I will keep fighting for solutions to secure our border and prevent 
these drugs from entering our schools, streets, neighborhoods, and 
homes.

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