Fentanyl and drug trafficking
How the government stops fentanyl and other illegal drugs, and the chemicals used to make them, from being smuggled across the border and sold, and how it goes after the cartels, suppliers and dealers behind them.
What they call for
DemocratsRepublicans10 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Stop the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs5Go after drug cartels, traffickers and dealers5Strengthen border security to stop drug smuggling4Sanction and cut off fentanyl supply chains in China and abroad4Toughen drug laws and penalties for fentanyl trafficking3Give law enforcement more resources to fight drugs3Use scanning technology to catch drugs at ports of entry2Designate cartels as terrorist groups or national security threats1Focus enforcement on traffickers and cartels, not immigrant families1
Stop the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs
5 members“Expanding High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) designations: enhanced HIDTA designations in the Sixth District — including Clark, Madison, Montgomery, and Powell Counties — so local and state law enforcement could access enhanced federal resources, intelligence sharing, and coordination tools to fight fentanyl and organized crime.”View on their website ↗
“As our Attorney General, Roy Cooper locked up violent criminals, sex predators and drug traffickers. As Governor, he bucked his party to oppose defunding the police, worked with Republicans to strengthen bail laws and partnered with President Trump to crack down on fentanyl.”View on their website ↗
“In the Senate, I will stay focused on the priorities that matter most to Louisiana families: keeping the border secure, stopping the flow of fentanyl, protecting election integrity, defending life, standing up for parents’ rights, protecting the Second Amendment, supporting Louisiana energy, and reining in Washington by cutting spending and shrinking the federal bureaucracy.”View on their website ↗
“After years of advocacy, Chris’s legislation to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs was signed into law to help get deadly drugs off our streets and bring traffickers to justice.”View on their website ↗
“That is why Chris is committed to providing every available resource to help law enforcement keep deadly drugs like fentanyl off our streets and ensure Granite Staters suffering from addiction get the care and treatment they need.”View on their website ↗
“In the Senate, I’ll work with anyone to make sure these folks have the tools they need to keep the border secure, stop human trafficking and the flow of illegal drugs into Iowa.”View on their website ↗
“Josh has consistently worked across the aisle on immigration, passing legislation to crack down on fentanyl in Iowa and keep dangerous criminals off the streets.”View on their website ↗
“Stop fentanyl from coming across the border.”View on their website ↗
Go after drug cartels, traffickers and dealers
5 members“Kurt previously served as Montana’s United States Attorney, after being nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, twice. He stood for law and order, was tough on violent crime, and cracked down on drug dealers.”View on their website ↗
“As Montana’s top federal prosecutor, Kurt launched Project Safe Neighborhoods to target meth traffickers, armed robbers, and violent felons and led the formation of Montana’s Homeland Security Task Force to bring the fight directly to the cartels. Under his leadership, criminal prosecutions hit a 20-year high and made our communities safer.”View on their website ↗
“Expanding High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) designations: enhanced HIDTA designations in the Sixth District — including Clark, Madison, Montgomery, and Powell Counties — so local and state law enforcement could access enhanced federal resources, intelligence sharing, and coordination tools to fight fentanyl and organized crime.”View on their website ↗
“As our Attorney General, Roy Cooper locked up violent criminals, sex predators and drug traffickers. As Governor, he bucked his party to oppose defunding the police, worked with Republicans to strengthen bail laws and partnered with President Trump to crack down on fentanyl.”View on their website ↗
“As North Carolina’s attorney general – the state’s top law enforcement official – Roy prosecuted dangerous criminals and gangs, put them behind bars and kept them there. As Governor, he signed legislation that strengthened bail and pretrial release laws and partnered with President Trump to crack down on drug dealers trafficking fentanyl. Roy also gave raises to law enforcement, increased the penalties for violence against them and opposed defunding the police.”View on their website ↗
“After years of advocacy, Chris’s legislation to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs was signed into law to help get deadly drugs off our streets and bring traffickers to justice.”View on their website ↗
“Chris successfully led the bipartisan effort to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs to allow law enforcement to get deadly drugs off the streets and bring traffickers to justice.”View on their website ↗
“He has also supported legislation to step up enforcement of fentanyl sold on the dark web, crack down on precursor chemicals from China, and install fentanyl scanners at border crossings.”View on their website ↗
“His plan, endorsed by a Republican sheriff, hires more Border Patrol agents, cracks down on the cartels, and passes comprehensive immigration reform to fix a broken system.”View on their website ↗
“We should be cracking down on the cartels, not our communities. We should be deporting gang members, not small business owners. We should be hunting down human traffickers, not moms and babies. We should be stopping illegal immigration, not curtailing avenues for immigrants to legally migrate to America and make our country richer and stronger.”View on their website ↗
Strengthen border security to stop drug smuggling
4 members“In the Senate, I will stay focused on the priorities that matter most to Louisiana families: keeping the border secure, stopping the flow of fentanyl, protecting election integrity, defending life, standing up for parents’ rights, protecting the Second Amendment, supporting Louisiana energy, and reining in Washington by cutting spending and shrinking the federal bureaucracy.”View on their website ↗
“He has supported legislation to increase enforcement on individuals who cross the border illegally and commit serious crimes, enhance coordination between state and local officials on the southern border, and fund 22,000 border patrol agents, including 150 counter-fentanyl officers.”View on their website ↗
“Modernize ports of entry to better detect threats before they enter the country: Develop and deploy cutting-edge X-Ray and other technologies to better detect drugs at ports of entry, where over 90% of the fentanyl comes into the country.”View on their website ↗
“In the Senate, I’ll work with anyone to make sure these folks have the tools they need to keep the border secure, stop human trafficking and the flow of illegal drugs into Iowa.”View on their website ↗
Sanction and cut off fentanyl supply chains in China and abroad
4 members“Andy Barr is leading the charge against the CCP. Andy led the STOP Chinese Fentanyl Act into law, which sanctions anyone involved in China with fentanyl manufacturing.”View on their website ↗
“Sherrod also worked with Republicans to pass legislation tackling the fentanyl crisis at its source by imposing more powerful sanctions on illicit supply chains in China and Mexico. His bill was endorsed by law enforcement officers in Ohio and across the country – including the National Fraternal Order of Police president – because it will support their efforts and save lives.”View on their website ↗
“Last Congress, I introduced the Combatting Communist China Act, which would address U.S. supply chain dependence on China, prevent Chinese theft of intellectual property, and hold the Chinese government accountable for fentanyl trafficking.”View on their website ↗
“He has also supported legislation to step up enforcement of fentanyl sold on the dark web, crack down on precursor chemicals from China, and install fentanyl scanners at border crossings.”View on their website ↗
Toughen drug laws and penalties for fentanyl trafficking
3 members“In 2000, Roy was elected Attorney General. As North Carolina’s top law enforcement official, Roy protected families across the state. He cracked down on child predators, worked to increase penalties for drug dealers, and oversaw a sharp (30%) decrease in crime.”View on their website ↗
“Increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking”View on their website ↗
“He led a provision that is now law to permanently classify fentanyl as a Schedule 1 drug, ensuring that law enforcement has the tools they need to keep these drugs off our streets.”View on their website ↗
“After years of advocacy, Chris’s legislation to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs was signed into law to help get deadly drugs off our streets and bring traffickers to justice.”View on their website ↗
“Chris successfully led the bipartisan effort to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs to allow law enforcement to get deadly drugs off the streets and bring traffickers to justice.”View on their website ↗
Give law enforcement more resources to fight drugs
3 members“To help our police attack the fentanyl and overdose crisis, Andy fought for additional federal resources to help local communities with drug enforcement, prevention efforts, and rehabilitation for people struggling with addiction.”View on their website ↗
“Expanding High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) designations: enhanced HIDTA designations in the Sixth District — including Clark, Madison, Montgomery, and Powell Counties — so local and state law enforcement could access enhanced federal resources, intelligence sharing, and coordination tools to fight fentanyl and organized crime.”View on their website ↗
“He has supported legislation to increase enforcement on individuals who cross the border illegally and commit serious crimes, enhance coordination between state and local officials on the southern border, and fund 22,000 border patrol agents, including 150 counter-fentanyl officers.”View on their website ↗
“That is why Chris is committed to providing every available resource to help law enforcement keep deadly drugs like fentanyl off our streets and ensure Granite Staters suffering from addiction get the care and treatment they need.”View on their website ↗
“In the Senate, I’ll work with anyone to make sure these folks have the tools they need to keep the border secure, stop human trafficking and the flow of illegal drugs into Iowa.”View on their website ↗
Use scanning technology to catch drugs at ports of entry
2 members“He has also supported legislation to step up enforcement of fentanyl sold on the dark web, crack down on precursor chemicals from China, and install fentanyl scanners at border crossings.”View on their website ↗
“Modernize ports of entry to better detect threats before they enter the country: Develop and deploy cutting-edge X-Ray and other technologies to better detect drugs at ports of entry, where over 90% of the fentanyl comes into the country.”View on their website ↗
Designate cartels as terrorist groups or national security threats
1 member“Designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations”View on their website ↗
Focus enforcement on traffickers and cartels, not immigrant families
1 member“We should be cracking down on the cartels, not our communities. We should be deporting gang members, not small business owners. We should be hunting down human traffickers, not moms and babies. We should be stopping illegal immigration, not curtailing avenues for immigrants to legally migrate to America and make our country richer and stronger.”View on their website ↗
Raised the issue without a specific call
1 member“Every day that we fail to stop drugs, human trafficking, and hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens flooding across our border, we are destroying our country’s sovereignty and squandering the future for our children and grandchildren. President Trump spent four years securing our border, thereby reducing the human misery that is so obviously caused by the open-border policy we are witnessing now.”View on their website ↗
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