{"id":8344,"date":"2022-03-04T15:41:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8344"},"modified":"2022-03-04T15:41:34","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T22:41:34","slug":"issa-co-hosts-san-diego-fentanyl-roundtable-calls-for-urgent-action-to-address-national-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8344","title":{"rendered":"Issa Co-Hosts San Diego Fentanyl Roundtable; Calls for Urgent Action to Address National Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO, CA \u2013 Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) formally addressed a policy roundtable that included county, state, and federal officials and outlined his strategies and solutions to address the nation\u2019s worsening fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl is a factor in more than half of all overdose deaths, and fatally poisons someone every eight minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFentanyl is not a new danger. But the deadly threat it poses has now reached every corner of our country and no community is being spared,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Issa<\/strong>. \u201cToday\u2019s conversation was both informative and emotional, and highlighted just how monumental the fentanyl challenge is for all of us.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion was convened by San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, and included San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan, as well as officials from the Drug Enforcement Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and U.S. Attorney\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Congressman Issa is also a cosponsor of the\u00a0<em>Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (HALT) Act<\/em>, which would permanently classify fentanyl as Schedule I, in the same category as LSD and Ecstasy, and remove regulations that stifle research on other Schedule I substances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the federal level, we are taking action and developing the legal framework that simply does not exist at this time. But we must also make clear that President Biden\u2019s policy of open borders has meant open access to fentanyl \u2013 with unprecedented deadly results.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-8345\" src=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Issa-round-table-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Issa-round-table-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Issa-round-table-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Issa-round-table-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Issa-round-table-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Issa-round-table-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Issa-round-table-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Darrell Issa is the Representative of California\u2019s 50th Congressional District. The District encompasses the central and northeastern parts of San Diego County and a portion of Riverside County, including the communities of Fallbrook, San Marcos, Valley Center, Ramona, Escondido, Santee, Lakeside, El Cajon, Temecula, and the mountain and desert areas of the San Diego-Imperial County line. Issa served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform from 2011-2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN DIEGO, CA \u2013 Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-50) formally addressed a policy roundtable that included county, state, and federal officials and outlined his strategies and solutions to address the nation\u2019s worsening fentanyl crisis. 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