Fentanyl
Trump Says Abortion Laws Should be Left to the States President Donald Trump (R) has announced his position on a national abortion ban. After months of speculation regarding his stance, President Trump has affirmed his support for states voting on their...READ MORE Former President Donald Trump: "Senator Lindsey Graham is doing a great disservice to […]
SANFORD, FL—During a press conference addressing Florida's fentanyl crisis, Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo praised the Sunshine State's transgender sports ban in the wake of the Summer Olympics imposing new restrictions on transgender athletes. Who would have thought it would be controversial to allow girls to compete with other girls and not have to compete with […]
SANFORD, FL—Governor Ron DeSantis signed two fentanyl bills into law Monday morning, creating a second-degree felony for individuals who expose first responders to fentanyl, designating June 6th as Revival Awareness Day, and expanding a fentanyl-recovery program to a total of 29 Florida counties. "We have massive amounts of fentanyl pouring into the country from the […]
Senator Rick Scott’s Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act has been signed by President Joe Biden (D). Sen. Scott's bill calls for the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to improve and reform its approach every three years to “ensure drug interdiction guidance […]
US Senator Rick Scott’s (R-FL) Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act has unanimously passed through both the US Senate and House of Representatives. Senator Scott introduced the bill last year and the Senate subsequently approved the legislation in June 2023. The House had […]
The Lounge🍊—2.18.2024—Florida Lawmakers Tackle Immigration, Abortion, and Communism—More...
It's all About Immigration. Still. In the wake of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives, Florida hit hard on the topic of immigration this week, taking steps to demand action at the border. The sixth week of the nine-week Legislative session is over, and lawmakers are scrambling to pass […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—The Florida House passed a measure banning social media for minors Wednesday afternoon, citing positively correlated levels of child suicide and usage of these platforms. Meanwhile, Democrats voiced concerns over restricted parental rights and the positives that social media can provide. "Studies have shown that social media is having a devastating impact on our […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL—Exposing fentanyl to first responders would become a first-degree felony under a proposed Florida bill. The measure would penalize any user whose fentanyl causes a law enforcement officer or first responder to overdose or incur serious bodily harm. "This bill makes sure that individuals that put our first responders' lives at risk are held […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL --- A newly filed bill in the Florida Legislature would allow "zombie drug" xylazine to once again be administered to animals in Florida. The legislation would remove xylazine animal drug products from the list of Schedule 1 controlled substances, easing veterinary access to the drug. "This bill seeks to create an exemption for […]
As President Joe Biden (D) shook hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) joined some of his colleagues to pressure the U.S. President to address the fentanyl crisis. The senators believe that China and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have played an integral role in enabling the fentanyl supply chain. Sen. Scott […]
Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) has teamed up with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) to introduce the bipartisan School Access to Naloxone Act. The bill would ensure that “school personnel have the training to administer lifesaving drugs and devices for emergency treatment in cases of known or suspected opioid overdose.” This bill is par for the course […]
As fentanyl and illegal immigration continue to flood across the southern border, Republican candidates for President – Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former President Donald Trump (R) – have shared their plans to combat the cartels that facilitate the atrocities stemming from Mexico. Gov. DeSantis was the candidate to “declare war” against the cartels, stating […]
Miami, Florida—The War on Drugs continues. The Project Opioid Florida non-profit held a media event at the Wolfson Campus of Miami-Dade College, where CEO Andrae Bailey announced his group’s very sobering findings about the ongoing opioid and Fentanyl epidemic that has gripped the United States. The epidemic has led to the deaths of tens of […]
With those endorsements comes support for Senator Scott introducing the SOCIAL MEDIA Act to combat online sales of drugs.
With fentanyl continuing to claim American lives, Congress continues to find ways to fight back. In an interview with The Floridian, Representative Laurel Lee (R-FL) spoke with us about her OPIOIDS Act, designed to improve law enforcement's ability to track overdoses and protect officers from accidental exposure. "This bill would allocate additional resources to help law enforcement track […]
It has been nearly a year since Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced the Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life (END FENTANYL) Act. And after the bill passed unanimously in the Senate in the dying days of the 117th Congress, the bill has risen from the ashes […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Florida Senator Rick Scott is celebrating the recent unanimous passage of his END FENTANYL Act in the United States Senate. “For too long, the fentanyl crisis has plagued our communities and caused crushing heartbreak to those who lose loved ones to these dangerous drugs” said Senator Scott. Illegal Fentanyl trafficking has been at […]
One of the many crises that have worsened over the last of couple years has been the abuse of fentanyl resulting in record deaths. Presidential candidate, former President Trump (R) has just announced Agenda 47, or his plan to eradicate the drug addiction crisis in America. President Trump has promised that once he returns to […]