Senate passes bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
- The Senate approved the HALT Fentanyl Act with an 84-16 vote on March 14, 2025, intended to increase prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers.
- Both parties supported the bill to address the fentanyl crisis, which is blamed for many overdose deaths in the U.S.
- Senator John Thune emphasized that the legislation gives law enforcement a tool to combat the fentanyl crisis.
- Critics, including Senator Ed Markey, argue the bill fails to address the root causes of addiction and resembles past unsuccessful drug policies.
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Valérie Pécresse: "Narco-traffickers like terrorists must be treated"
For the LR President of the Île-de-France Region, the right-wing deputies in the Assembly must mobilize to support the text already voted unanimously in the Senate. Not doing so would be a "political and moral fault", she warns, revealing her support for Bruno Retailleau for the Republican presidency.
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