This bill puts sanctions on those chinese companies that are manufacturing this poison. It then goes to the mexican cartels, where they press the pills and ultimately distribute them, traffic them in the United States. It also has tough sanctions on those Mexican cartels. I worked really hard to get that bill over the finish line, but my opponent thinks he's the first person who's ever tried to do anything about fentanyl. (09:33–09:38)
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Asserts that the bill includes sanctions on Mexican cartels involved in fentanyl trafficking.
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