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
DemocratsRepublicans5 new members addressed this issue (with these filters). Many call for more than one thing.
Stop the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs2Go after drug cartels, traffickers and dealers2Sanction and cut off fentanyl supply chains in China and abroad2Strengthen border security to stop drug smuggling1Designate cartels as terrorist groups or national security threats1Toughen drug laws and penalties for fentanyl trafficking1Give law enforcement more resources to fight drugs1
Stop the flow of fentanyl and other illegal drugs
2 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 ↗
“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 ↗
Go after drug cartels, traffickers and dealers
2 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 ↗
Sanction and cut off fentanyl supply chains in China and abroad
2 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 ↗
“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 ↗
Strengthen border security to stop drug smuggling
1 member“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 ↗
Designate cartels as terrorist groups or national security threats
1 member“Designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations”View on their website ↗
Toughen drug laws and penalties for fentanyl trafficking
1 member“Increase penalties for fentanyl trafficking”View on their website ↗
Give law enforcement more resources to fight drugs
1 member“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 ↗
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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