John Ratcliffe: “Next week, the scheduling of fentanyl analogs expires.”

“A concern about the amount of time drug traffickers spend behind bars is a difficult explanation to give to the families of people who have died from drug overdoses. But yet, here we are. Next week, the scheduling of fentanyl analogs expires. I urge my colleagues to put partisan politics aside and put the needs, our constituents and the American people first. Some may think that a public health approach is the best way to solve the opioid crisis.” (03:23–03:28)

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