{"id":1991568,"date":"2023-08-04T22:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T02:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-lawmakers-ask-blinken-to-step-up-efforts-to-combat-flow-of-fentanyl-from-china\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T22:37:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T02:37:35","slug":"bipartisan-lawmakers-ask-blinken-to-step-up-efforts-to-combat-flow-of-fentanyl-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-lawmakers-ask-blinken-to-step-up-efforts-to-combat-flow-of-fentanyl-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawmakers urge Blinken to intensify fight against China&#8217;s fentanyl flow."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbipartisan-lawmakers-ask-blinken-to-step-up-efforts-to-combat-flow-of-fentanyl-from-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1991568&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Call for Action: Strengthening the Fight Against \u2063Fentanyl<\/h2>\n<p>A\u200c bipartisan group of 37 House lawmakers has come together to address a \u2064pressing concern:\u200d the international trade of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-american-counterpunch-governor-greg-abbott-touts-his-state-as-the-land-of-freedom-and-opportunity\/\" title=\"Exclusive -- American Counterpunch: Governor Greg Abbott Touts His State as the Land of Freedom and Opportunity\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greg-abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-amid-immigration-crisis-blasts-bidens-open-border-policies\/\" title=\"Greg Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration Amid Immigration Crisis, Blasts Biden\u2019s \u2018Open-Border Policies\u2019\">deadly drug<\/a> fentanyl<\/a>. \u2064In \u200ba letter dated August 2, these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-reach-deal-on-debt-ceiling-measure\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Reach Deal On Debt Ceiling Measure\">lawmakers reached<\/a> \u2064out to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging him to prioritize and enhance \u200ca comprehensive &#8220;whole of government approach&#8221;\u200c to combat this grave issue.<\/p>\n<h3>A United Front<\/h3>\n<p>Recognizing the urgency and severity of the situation, these \u206237 representatives from both sides of the aisle have joined forces. Their shared goal is to\u200b tackle the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-lawmakers-ask-blinken-to-step-up-efforts-to-combat-flow-of-fentanyl-from-china\/\" title=\"Lawmakers urge Blinken to intensify fight against China's fentanyl flow.\">growing \u200cthreat posed<\/a> by fentanyl, a drug responsible for \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-fda-commissioner-hopeful-on-vaccine-rollout\/\" title=\"Former FDA commissioner hopeful on vaccine rollout\">countless lives<\/a> lost.<\/p>\n<h3>A Plea\u2062 for Action<\/h3>\n<p>In\u2063 their letter,\u2063 the lawmakers implore Secretary Blinken to take decisive action. They emphasize the need for a robust strategy that encompasses all branches of the government, working in unison\u2063 to\u2064 weaken and ultimately eradicate the international trade of\u200c fentanyl.<\/p>\n<h3>Unwavering Determination<\/h3>\n<p>With unwavering determination, these lawmakers are committed \u2062to protecting their\u2064 constituents and communities from the devastating impact of fentanyl. They firmly believe that by strengthening\u2063 the fight against this \u200ddeadly drug, countless lives can be saved.<\/p>\n<h3>A\u200b Collaborative Effort<\/h3>\n<p>By signing this letter, these representatives\u2062 demonstrate their commitment\u2063 to bipartisan collaboration. They understand that only by working together can we effectively address the complex challenges\u2063 posed\u200c by the international trade of\u200d fentanyl.<\/p>\n<h3>A Call to Action<\/h3>\n<p>Now, it is up to Secretary Blinken to heed this call\u200c to action. The lawmakers \u200ceagerly await his response and hope that their plea\u200b for a\u200c strengthened and comprehensive approach to battling fentanyl will\u2062 be met with swift and decisive \u200caction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan group of 37 House lawmakers sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, dated August 2, urging him to prioritize strengthening a &#8220;whole of government approach&#8221; against the deadly drug fentanyl&#8217;s international trade. They emphasized the need to weaken its impact and requested his attention to this matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1640,"featured_media":1991569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1991568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1991568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1991568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1991568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1991568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1991568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}