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On the recordMay 10, 2023
title 42 will terminate tomorrow with the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Title 42 is one of the last tools available to Border Patrol agents, and the President is surrendering it during a record-shattering border crisis. It is unconscionable for Congress to stand aside and do nothing to preserve this critical authority. Title 42 authority was initially based on the pandemic. While I agree that the pandemic is over, the border crisis is worse than ever. Whether to keep effective border security policies in place should not depend on the pandemic. There is a new epidemic that is plaguing our Nation, one that demands immediate action. Deadly fentanyl--produced with the help of the Chinese Communist Party and smuggled across our southern border by drug cartels--has flooded into our communities. More than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in the last 12 months alone--most from synthetic opioids like fentanyl. It is the No. 1 cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45. The rise of fentanyl overdose deaths affects every State and every congressional district. It kills the young, the old, the rich, the poor. It affects cities and small towns alike. It is not a partisan issue, and finding a solution shouldn't be partisan either. With the end of title 42, even the Biden administration is openly preparing for an already-recordbreaking crisis to get far worse by sending 1,500 Active-Duty troops to the southern border.…
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Bill Hagerty
Republican · Tennessee

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