Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) released the following statement after China announced it would treat all fentanyl-like drugs as controlled substances:
"Throughout March, I traveled across Pennsylvania meeting with constituents, first responders, and medical experts to hear about the damage done to our communities by illicit fentanyl. Pressure from the president and the attention shown by Congress to this epidemic were critical in getting Beijing to act. I am pleased China is taking additional steps to control this deadly substance by subjecting all fentanyl-like chemicals to its drug laws. I will continue advocating for passage of my bipartisan Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act, which punishes any country that is not sufficiently cooperative in fighting the production of fentanyl and its exportation into the United States."
You can read more about Senator Toomey's bipartisan Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act here. Click here for more on China's announcement.
