[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       ENDING THE FENTANYL CRISIS

  (Mrs. KIM asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. KIM. Mr. Speaker, the communities I represent are just a 2-hour 
drive away from CBP's San Diego sector, and we have seen the impacts of 
the fentanyl crisis firsthand.
  In 2024, the Orange County Sheriff's Department found 2.06 million 
pills laced with fentanyl. That is a 204 percent increase from 2023.
  In Congress, I have been working hard on commonsense solutions to 
keep our communities safe. That is why I proudly voted for the HALT 
Fentanyl Act, which passed the House, to give our law enforcement the 
tools to crack down on drug traffickers and transnational criminal 
organizations funneling fentanyl onto our streets and into our schools.
  I will keep doing all I can to secure our border and put an end to 
the fentanyl crisis that is taking the lives of too many Americans.

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