John Thune: “We also passed the HALT Fentanyl act to permanently schedule…”

“… immigrants who assault law enforcement or seriously injure or kill a person, as well as for those caught stealing, like the illegal immigrant who murdered Lake and Riley. Last year, We also passed the HALT Fentanyl act to permanently schedule fentanyl related substances as the most deadly type of drug. and give law enforcement a critical tool to prosecute those who bring these deadly substances into our country and peddle them in our communities.” (01:20–01:27)

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