House lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a bill to permanently place fentanyl on the most restrictive list of drugs, though its path to becoming law remains dim because of a partisan rift over mandatory criminal penalties.
offenses, making it difficult for judges to appraise each case on its individual merits. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota was the only Democrat on the subcommittee to support the bill Wednesday, and liberal objections could upend the bill’s path to Senate passage and President Biden’s desk.
“This is unfortunate because I think we could also get to a bipartisan bill if the Republicans would come to the table,” said Rep. Anna Eshoo, California Democrat. “We just need to make sure the policy on mandatory minimums is revised to avoid continuing the ineffective and harmful policies of the past.”is used to treat severe pain in cancer patients and others, but it’s also produced illicitly in clandestine labs — often in Mexico with Chinese chemicals — and trafficked across the southern U.S.
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