"Fentanyl, without a question, is the most significant drug threat that we are facing."
"And you think the administration's proposal accomplishes that?"
"Surely, there is bipartisan support to deliver justice for these families."
"The availability of illicit fentanyl in the United States has dramatically increased."
"It is critical that Congress and this Committee work together in a bipartisan fashion."
"Today, we continue this Committee's work of combating the ongoing drug overdose crisis."
"This is a weapons-grade poison that is killing our children."
"I worry that this plan is misguided, and that the changes of the proposed mandatory minimum sentences for these drugs specifically will have the reverse impact"
"For years, we have worked to combat this crisis."
"Drug overdoses are killing more Americans than ever before, and nearly two-thirds of these deaths are the fault of synthetic opioids, like fentanyl, and fentanyl-related substances."
"We are hearing from an army of parents every day, parents who deserve justice because they have lost a child."