Scott offers “FEND” — bill to eradicate fentanyl

Tim Scott, South Carolina Republican, announces he has introduced “FEND” — the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act.  In a news release, the senator said it’s clear the killer drug is entering the U-S facilitated by the chemical suppliers in the People’s Republic of China and drug cartels in Mexico.  One of the components of the legislation is to declare the international trafficking of fentanyl is a national emergency.