- House Democrats blocked legislation intended to address the crisis of deadly fentanyl flowing across the southern border into American communities.
- More than 100,000 Americans die every year from drug overdoses and poisonings, many of which are tied to fentanyl.
- Despite that, 220 House Democrats blocked consideration of Minnesota Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach’s Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act.
- The bill would make it permanently illegal to sell fentanyl-related substances. Just two milligrams of fentanyl can kill one person.
