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Kevin Hern: “I'm sure children are dying across the country.”

Featuring: Kevin Hern, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 1st Congressional District

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Hern Asks HHS Sec. Kennedy for Admin Efforts on Fentanyl Testing in Child-Welfare Drug Screenings

Published | Video Starts at 02:22

I think it's a wonderful objective. As you say, it's normally regulated by state law, but we can look at other options. It would be great to get everybody to do this. I'm sure children are dying across the country. Like I said, even California saw the need to do this and pass their own laws. (02:22–02:25)

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Asserts that children are dying nationwide due to issues related to fentanyl exposure.

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