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Featuring: Shelley Moore Capito, Republican | U.S. Senate West Virginia

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Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Discusses New Fentanyl Legislation and Its Impact in West Virginia

Published | Video Starts at 00:45

It will also, I think, allow for the innovation to occur to make sure that the research around these drugs is up to date so that they can be recognized and stopped. And It will help with our law enforcement as well to be able to halt the flow of fentanyl into this country. For the east ups, while the law doesn't bring back their son, they say it helps save others. And in his memory, Drew unknowingly bought drugs laced with fentanyl from a drug dealer who has since been incarcerated. (00:45–00:50)

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Asserts that the legislation will aid law enforcement in stopping fentanyl trafficking.

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