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Committee hears sponsor testimony urging Congress to designate illicit fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction
Summary
Senator Johnson provided sponsor testimony May 7 urging Congress to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and asked the Senate to support the federal Stop Our Scourge Act of 2023; the committee held a first hearing for sponsor testimony and took no formal action.
Senator Johnson provided sponsor testimony May 7 before the Ohio Senate Community Revitalization Committee urging Congress to designate illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and asking the Senate to endorse the federal Stop Our Scourge Act of 2023 (H.R. 3666).
"Fentanyl has remained at the forefront. It is 50 times more potent than heroin, 100 times more potent than morphine, and is frequently laced, into other counterfeit or illicit substances," Senator Johnson told committee members. She said "Only 2 milligrams of fentanyl can…
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