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On the recordMarch 29, 2023
This is a red alert moment and while Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alone can't come close to solving this crisis, I plan on pushing to dramatically scale up every capability that you have and the department has to stop the flow of these poisons into our homeland.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy emphasizes the urgent need to combat the fentanyl crisis.

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