WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statements on introduction of their Fentanyl Safe Testing and Overdose Prevention Act, which would help prevent deaths from fentanyl poisoning by increasing access to fentanyl test strips:
“Fentanyl is ravaging Texas communities, and poisonings among children and teenagers have skyrocketed in recent years given the rise in fake prescription pills containing this deadly drug,” said Sen. Cornyn. “This legislation would help prevent deaths due to fentanyl poisoning by giving people the tools to identify it, and I urge my colleagues to pass it without delay.”
“The fentanyl and xylazine crisis is inflicting unspeakable harm on communities in Delaware and across America. We must promote the use of tools that can prevent unnecessary tragedies,” said Sen. Coons. “I am proud to introduce this bipartisan bill with Sen. Cornyn and my colleagues to make expressly clear under federal law what is already commonsense: testing strips save lives and should be readily and legally accessible throughout the country.”
“Over 100,000 Americans died from drug deaths last year, many after ingesting fentanyl. This legislation will help prevent overdoes by making it easier for medical clinics and individuals to rapidly test illegal drugs to find out if they have fentanyl in them,” said Sen. Cotton. “This alone will not solve the drug crisis we face, but it will help prevent overdoses by people who didn’t realize fentanyl was in the drugs they took.”
“There is more than one way to decrease the number of people dying from fentanyl,” said Sen. Cassidy. “This is one of them. Let’s use every tool that we have.”
“The fentanyl crisis has been exacerbated by the fact that too often those harmed by this deadly substance do not even realize that they are ingesting it. By making it clear that communities can use life saving fentanyl testing strips” said Sen. Klobuchar. “Our legislation will help ensure better detection of this dangerous substance and prevent avoidable tragedies.”
Companion legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and Lance Gooden (TX-05).
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Please, someone step up and primary this backstabbing poltroon.
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PermalinkPerhaps I'm missing something here with your disdain for Cornyn, (this is a direct invitation to explain your position,) but cowardice is the defining mark of the age. If it wasn't, the donor class would have long ago been hauled off to literal guillotines and the media completely restructured and repurposed.
Guy's just doing what he can.
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PermalinkPossibly it is because he dared partner, with a couple of other R's and two D's, to produce a bill that appears to have merit. I personally feel that RINOs tend to have a better feel for how the process is supposed to work.
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PermalinkYes, what RT doesn't understand is that getting things done in regular politics is not unlike getting things done in prison politics, where various competing gangs and racial blocs will often put differences aside for the sake of common interests like smuggling in contraband and keeping the flow of (male) prostitution going despite differences in stated allegiance or ideology. In normal politics, that pragmatic process is called "bipartisanship."
Nonetheless, it's not always easy for Americans to understand that, sometimes, things just need to get done. What American voters like RT need is for a guy like Expat, or a RINO, to come up behind them and explain to them that:
"Oh, heh heh. This is actually how it's supposed to work. Heh heh..."
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