Portman, Klobuchar Praise House Passage of the Bipartisan STOP Act

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U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) praised the House of Representatives for passing their bipartisan legislation -- the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act -- which will help prevent the shipment of synthetic opioids into the United States through the Postal Service. The House passed the bill by an overwhelming bipartisan margin, by a vote of 353-52:

"House passage of the STOP Act is a significant step forward in our efforts to help stop deadly synthetic drugs like fentanyl from being shipped into our country," said Senator Portman. "Now it's time for the Senate to act as well. I'm pleased the president has endorsed this common-sense legislation. I'm looking forward to passing this bill in the Senate in the coming weeks and working with my colleagues in the House, Senate, and the administration to ensure that it gets signed into law."

"Dangerous synthetic drugs that find their way into the United States from overseas through the postal system pose a serious threat to our communities," said Senator Klobuchar. "Our bipartisan STOP Act would close the loopholes in our postal system that allow foreign manufacturers to flood our markets with unsafe drugs. With this move, we are one step closer to stopping these synthetic drugs from coming across our borders."

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