Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to Chairman Guthrie and Congressman Griffith for your leadership on the issue. This is a historic moment, Mr. Speaker. House Republicans are delivering on a promise to stop the flow of deadly fentanyl that for years has been flooding our communities and tragically tearing families apart. Today, drug overdose is a leading cause of accidental death across the country, and fentanyl driven overdoses are the leading cause of death for American adults between 18 and 45 years of age. (00:11–00:23)
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