Congressman John Moolenaar is calling on the Biden Administration to take action to address the fentanyl crisis by making Schedule 1 classification permanent for synthetic fentanyl and the synthetic analogues under the Controlled Substances Act.

Moolenaar joined a letter led by Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI) in calling on President Biden to make the classification permanent.

“President Biden must make fentanyl and related substances a permanent Schedule 1 narcotic so law enforcement across this country has the tools to stop the deadly spread of this drug,” said Moolenaar. “At the same time, Biden must end his open border policies, which have made it easier for drug traffickers to bring drugs across the southern border. Michigan residents who live thousands of miles from the southern border are paying the price as deadly fentanyl is brought in to our communities.”

According to the CDC, fentanyl and fentanyl related substances accounted for 64% of U.S. overdose deaths from May 2020 to April 2021. The full letter can be found here.