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Alex Padilla: Our bipartisan legislation honors Tyler’s memory by bringing California’s updated standard of including fentanyl in…

On the recordMarch 10, 2025
Our bipartisan legislation honors Tyler’s memory by bringing California’s updated standard of including fentanyl in emergency room screenings to the federal level. Even one preventable death is too many.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla emphasizes the importance of federal legislation to include fentanyl testing in ER screenings.

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