I started meeting with people and coming up with crafting legislation to make it the hardest, toughest bill in the United States that any state has passed. Dealing with fentanyl dealers and people who distribute Fentanyl, the number one killer of 18 to 45 year olds in our country. And I worked closely with Governor Abbott as we got that bill passed and closely with Lieutenant Governor Patrick to get it passed out of the Senate. (02:50–02:55)
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