Immigration and National Security experts to testify on immigration and Transnational Criminal Organizations at a recent Homeland Security hearing this runs just under three hours Homeland Security will come to order. Without objection. Open border policies and how they advanced cartel crime in america. I now recognize myself for an Opening Statement. Southwest border is wide open. The evidence is clear more than 5. 5 million encounters god away since 2021. Nearly 380,000 encounters of unaccompanied minors. A Record Number of retinal poisonings in the United States largely driven by drugs flooding across our southwest border. The crisis is a direct result of the secretaries dereliction of duties. It is being published later today and makes all this clear. Todays hearing and subsequent hearings and the consequences of these policies. Before i get to the subject of todays hearing i want to briefly talk about some of those numbers because i am sure we are in for a few days of unjustified
Mooppan said that was state action. I was going to go on from there but you seem to be contesting that. Thank you all for joining us, all of you in the audience and members of this committee, the fentanyl crisis is one of the greatest threats facing all of our communities every year. 5000 ohioans, one state alone, 5000 died from unintentional Drug Overdoses in 2022, staggering 110,000 americans lost their lives as a result of unintentional overdose a moment ago, mr. Deferred said it was equivalent of a 747 going down every day. Imagine each year, losing a city nearly the size of dayton, ohio or north charleston, or billings, montana or wellington. Behind those numbers, most tragically are stories of families torn apart, of parents losing a teenager before they graduate high school, of grandparents stepping into rays grandchildren. No matter where you come from, pretty much everyone has a fentanyl score, we have all lost someone or know somebody who has lost someone. It is a crisis that
Senate banking Housing Urban Affairs committee to testify on how all. Addiction is affecting communities advocating for fentanyl awareness and legislative solutions to stop drug smuggling. This is just under two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] Senate Committee on banking housing urban frizzle come to order. Thank your for joining us, the witnesses all you you in the audience and members of this committee. The fentanyl crisis is one of the gravest threats facing all of our communities. Every year, 5,000 ohioans die from unintentional Drug Overdoses. In 2022, a staggering 110,000 americans lost their lives as a result of an unintentional overdose. A moment ago mr. Dufour said in the hall its equival47 at least that going down every day. Imagine eachlo year losing a sitting of the size of dayton, ohio or north charleston, South Carolina or b or wilmington, north carolina. Behind all those numbers most tragically our stories stories of families torn apart appeared to losing tee
Announcer coming up tonight on cspan, a look at the fentanyl epidemic and possible legislation to stop opioid smuggling, and former President Trump speaks toaud trial in new york city. Later House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries on the legislative agenda, including efforts to find the federal government beyond a january 19 deadline. That and more tonight on cspan. Announcer musician jason deford appeared before a committee to testify on how opioid addiction is affecting communities, advocating for fentanyl awareness. This is just under 2. 5 hours. The committee will come to order. Thank you all witnesses, all ofe audience and members of this committee. The fentanyl crisiisthe greatesl of our communities every year. 5000 ohioans, one state alone, 5000 died from unintentional Drug Overdoses in 2022, staggering 110,000 americans lost their lives as a result of unintentional overdose. A mome ago mr. Deford said it every day. Imagine each year, losing a city nearly the size of dayton, ohio
invites a friend to sleep over. the next morning, she s dead. oh, my god! i don t feel a pulse. what in the world happened? how could this be? turned out this was no ordinary slumber party. we know from their phones that this was a planned event. they had discussed it. they took pictures. stories surfacing of a dangerous experiment. the main purpose of having the sleepover was to try it. an experiment that just might tempt other teens. we know it s entered our high school. why the clues in this mystery could save a life in your family. you have a lot of people watching dateline that need to talk to their kids. welcome to dateline. parents always worry there are so many dangers out in the world a teenager can face. but at a slumber party in your own basement? how could something deadly have found its way there? taken a bright, talented girl. and could it happen in your town, to your child? here s kate snow with one small dose. they re killing our k