Political Quotes

“throughout my career, I have been committed to tackling the drug problem in this country and protecting our communities. I have passed bills to hold criminals accountable and crack down on fentanyl manufacturing and trafficking. But I am here today because our work to protect Americans from these harmful drugs is far from over. As we continue our work to keep our families safe from fentanyl, we must also focus on new drugs that are emerging, like xylazine. Drug traffickers have been adding xylazine to fentanyl to increase the potency of the drug and to boost their profits. Its nickname is ``tranq'' because it is an animal tranquilizer, and it is surging, unfortunately, across the United States. I have been hearing from law enforcement in Nevada about how xylazine is spreading to the West. Between the years 2019 and 2022, the number of overdose deaths in this country related to xylazine skyrocketed by 276 percent. Xylazine can do catastrophic damage to our communities, and, right now, it is almost entirely unregulated. We have to get ahead of that. That is why I have introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act with Senators Chuck Grassley and Maggie Hassan. This bill has the support of over 115 bipartisan Members of Congress in both Chambers because it is essential.…”