[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 86 (Monday, May 22, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        LET'S SAVE OUR CHILDREN

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, we have a serious challenge in this 
country, a challenge that requires us to act with broadness, swiftness, 
and, of course, understanding.
  I rise today to introduce legislation, the Comprehensive Response to 
Fentanyl-Related Substances and Fentanyl-Laced Substances Act.
  Mr. Speaker, 8.4 million fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills 
exist. The seizures were directly linked to at least 39 overdose 
deaths. Between 2019 and 2021, more than 2,200 adolescents overdosed. 
Ninety-six percent of them were between the ages of 15 and 19. This 
legislation will look that squarely in the eye and demand that it cease 
and desist.
  We need to increase funding for prevention and treatment programs, 
programs that provide education and treatment for people who are at 
risk. Get them while they are subject to being enticed. We need more 
school-based programs and community-outreach programs. We need to 
expand access to naloxone, the medication that can reverse the effects, 
which should be in all schools. We need to crack down on trafficking 
the little pink pills.
  Mr. Speaker, we have to save our children, and we have to save them 
now. Join Congresswoman Jackson Lee and my original cosponsors to 
support this legislation, the Comprehensive Response to Fentanyl-
Related Substances and Fentanyl-Laced Substances Act. Let's save our 
children.

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