Representative Glusenkamp Perez, how do you see this helping stem the fentanyl crisis that we see in the Pacific Northwest? Well, you know the remain in Mexico Policy, Title 42. Congress enacted [the remain in Mexico Policy, Title 42] in 1996. Presidents of both parties have used it. And in Washington last year, we had over 1800 people die from fentanyl and in communities like mine, I think it's hitting harder than others. (07:07–07:11)
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Asserts that the remain in Mexico Policy, Title 42, was enacted by Congress in 1996.
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