Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record another letter from 190 national, State, and local public health, criminal justice, and civil rights organizations that also write today to urge us to reject and vote ``no'' on the HALT Fentanyl Act. February 3, 2025. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC. Speaker Mike Johnson, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. RE Vote NO on the HALT Fentanyl Act (H.R. 27/S. 331) Dear Majority Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson, Minority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader Jeffries, and Honorable Members of the U.S. Congress: The undersigned 190 national, state, and local public health, criminal justice, and civil rights organizations write today to urge you to reject and vote NO on the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act (H.R. 27/S. 331). This bill permanently schedules fentanyl-related substances (FRS) on schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) based on a flawed class definition, imposes mandatory minimums, and fails to provide an offramp for removing inert or harmless substances from the drug schedule. The classwide scheduling approach endorsed in the HALT Fentanyl Act classifies all FRS as schedule I drugs, reserved for substances with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.…”