Senator Portman and I introduced the STOP Act, which aims to stop dangerous synthetic drugs from being shipped through our own postal service.

I hope you personally will roll up your sleeves and get involved in this, because I do think it is incredibly important.

I appreciate that, and what I am asking for today is your personal commitment that should you be confirmed that you will be supportive of getting FPISC set up.

I felt it was my responsibility to provide information.

In my belief, once we reduce demand then we will reduce supply.

I plead with this panel to do all it can to help us by stopping this poison from even getting into the country.

Thank you. Senator Hassan.

How many more Americans have to die before our government gets its act together and makes sure that the pilot is working?

Much better to have targeted packages where you have reason to suspect a package by having this advance electronic data.

No question it is a crisis and we want you to prioritize, but, unfortunately, what we have seen is there is transshipment of this stuff.

These drugs are coming from overseas, primarily from China, and are being sold in our country really almost on a basis that could be considered an act of terrorism.