SCHUMER ANNOUNCES MAJOR PUSH TO UPEND FLOW OF FENTANYL IN WESTERN NEW YORK & FINGER LAKES-ROCHESTER AREA -- REVEALING NEW FEDERAL EFFORTS TO SANCTION CHINA FOR ITS ROLE IN SPREADING FENTANYL & DELIVER RESOURCES TO COMBAT OVERDOSE EPIDEMIC, WHICH HAS HAMMERED ORLEANS COUNTY AND WESTERN NY

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"From Buffalo to Rochester to right here in Orleans County, fentanyl continues to take the lives of far too many New Yorkers each and every day. We must make getting this deadly drug off of our streets and out of the U.S. a top priority, and the just passed Senate defense bill provides a rare window of opportunity to do just that. That's why I'm now calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to quickly pass this measure and help upend the flow of fentanyl overseas, far before it reaches places like Orleans County and Western NY. By including the FEND Off Fentanyl Act in the NDAA and ensuring that we can place tough sanctions on China for turning a blind eye to this issue and giving these deadly exports the green light, I am working to keep our communities safe in Upstate NY and across the nation. Too many lives have been lost, and too many others are at stake, especially here in New York."

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