But instead, we are racing toward an expiration of the ban on fentanyl analog simply because Congress is unwilling to act. This is entirely preventable. Congress had a chance during the last year's appropriations debate to include a measure empowering the DEA to keep the ban on fentanyl and fentanyl related substances indefinitely. It failed. According to a Washington Post editorial. It appears that the reluctance with giving the DEA this essential authority may be due to the concerns of some in Congress who about sentencing guidelines. (02:16–02:31)
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Asserts that Congress failed to include a measure to empower the DEA to keep the ban on fentanyl substances indefinitely during the last year's appropriations debate.
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