My bipartisan and fentanyl act requires U.S. customs and Border Protection to use updated inspection guidance to better identify and crack down on fentanyl smuggling at our ports of entry. And The bipartisan Fend Off Fentanyl Act I co-sponsored requires the president to sanction international drug rings and declare the fentanyl crisis as a national emergency. in order to free up additional resources to fight it. I've also voted in favor of billions of dollars in funding for for our border law enforcement and to hire more CBP agents to stop this deadly drug from coming into our nation. (00:58–01:14)
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