[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 81 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      DRUG ABUSE ATTACKS FAMILIES

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, as long as drugs have been 
used, they have been abused, destroying families. Availability is 
skyrocketing due to the Biden failures at the southern border.
  It is shocking that nearly 140 million Americans have illicitly used 
drugs at some point in their life. Sadly, South Carolina has not 
escaped this scourge. In the last 2 years, South Carolina drug overdose 
deaths involving fentanyl have increased by more than 35 percent. 
Sadly, 1,500 deaths are recorded.
  The Republican majority is focused on the needs of families. In 
January, I cosponsored the Stop Fentanyl Act. This important 
legislation is a deterrence for fentanyl-related offenses, which are 
aggravated by the Biden failures at the southern border, putting all 
families at risk.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, who successfully protected 
America for 20 years, as the global war on terrorism continues moving 
from the Afghanistan safe haven to America.
  Best wishes on International Day of Families, coordinated by OIF 
president Brian Brown.

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