[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              FENTANYL DEATHS IN OREGON TRIPLED SINCE 2019

  (Mrs. CHAVEZ-DeREMER asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CHAVEZ-DeREMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 
467, the HALT Fentanyl Act.
  Oregon teenagers are dying from drug overdoses at a faster rate than 
any other State. In fact, adolescent overdose deaths have more than 
tripled in Oregon since 2019. It is because dangerous amounts of 
fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills are flooding our streets.
  Last year in my district, law enforcement seized enough fentanyl 
powder to kill the entire population of Oregon in just one single drug 
bust.
  Mr. Speaker, I believe we must take a two-pronged approach to 
tackling the fentanyl crisis: Support law enforcement and enact tough-
on-crime policies.
  That is why I am proud to cosponsor the HALT Fentanyl Act, which 
accomplishes both of these goals by permanently classifying fentanyl-
related substances as schedule I drugs.
  I urge my colleagues to support this lifesaving legislation.

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