U.S. Representative Peter Meijer (R-MI) today spoke on the House floor for the first time to voice his support for H.R. 2430, a bill that would extend for one year the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) temporary authority to schedule fentanyl-related substances.
Excerpt from Rep. Meijer’s floor speech:
“Fentanyl is a deadly opioid that kills thousands of Americans annually. When the chemical formula of fentanyl is even slightly modified, creating a fentanyl analogue, these substances can become exponentially more lethal. These analogues have been a driving force behind the opioid epidemic that continues to plague our local communities.
“The authority for the DEA to classify these analogues as Schedule 1 substances is critical to law enforcement’s ability to keep these drugs off our streets. […] If we fail to act on this commonsense extension before the existing May 6 deadline, we will be taking away a major tool that law enforcement needs to keep our communities safe.”
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