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Chairman Banks Hosts Press Conference Following Roundtable on Deadly Fentanyl Crisis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 14th, 2022
CONTACT: Buckley Carlson, 202-904-0296

ADVISORY: Chairman Banks Hosts Press Conference Following Roundtable on Deadly Fentanyl Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Study Committee Chairman Jim Banks will hold a press conference Thursday, September 15th at 3:15pm ET at the House Triangle following a roundtable with members of RSC, parents who have lost children to fentanyl and other constituents harmed by the opioid crisis.

WHAT: RSC Chairman Jim Banks, RSC members, constituents harmed by the opioid crisis, and parents who have lost children to fentanyl will be discussing the flow of narcotics across our southern border, stronger penalties for drug traffickers, and legislative solutions to help curb the worsening synthetic opioid crisis.

WHO:

RSC Members
1 Chairman Rep. Jim Banks (IN)
2 Rep. Ashley Hinson (IA)
3 Rep. Brian Babin (TX)
4 Rep. Kat Cammack (FL)
5 Rep. Byron Donalds (FL)
6 Rep. Pete Stauber (MN)
7 Rep. Lisa McClain (MI)
8 Rep. Mike Carey (OH)
9 Rep. Chip Roy (TX)
10 Rep. Tim Burchett (TN)
11 Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN)
12 Rep. Greg Pence (IN)
13 Rep. Bruce Westerman (AR)

Guest Speakers
1 Lori and Dean Ashenfelder Lake Toxaway, North Carolina
2 Theresa Juillerat Fort Wayne, Indiana
3 Nate Moellering Fort Wayne, Indiana
4 April Babcock Dundalk, Maryland
5 Patricia Drewes Oxford, North Carolina
6 Brandi Shepherd Warsaw, Indiana
7 Wendy Thomas Sanford, North Carolina
8 Rebecca Deyloff Gainesville, Florida

WHEN: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 at 3:15 pm ET

WHERE: House Triangle

All members of the media planning to attend must RSVP to Buckley.Carlson@mail.house.gov and Jessica.Weiner@mail.house.gov.

Jessica Weiner
Press Secretary
Republican Study Committee | Chairman Jim Banks

22 Pounds of fentanyl siezed in Forsyth County

Detectives in Forsyth County, North Carolina, have seized over $2.6 million of fentanyl – enough of the deadly drug to kill 5 million people – in the largest bust in the county’s history, authorities said last week.

Read the full story here.

WCNC Charlotte story on James D’Alo

Faced with an uncontrollable number of drug overdose deaths, North Carolina leaders passed a bi-partisan law meant to hold drug dealers accountable, but a WCNC Charlotte investigation found police rarely arrested suspects for the newly created charge of death by distribution in the first two years of its existence.

The felony, when charged as “aggravated,” holds a sentence of up to 40 years in prison, but court records reveal few drug dealers across the state actually face the crime.

Izzy D’Alo is still waiting for justice a year after her father’s fatal overdose. James D’Alo died on Jan. 18, 2021, in Stallings, North Carolina — a southeastern suburb of Charlotte. The medical examiner ruled the 50-year-old’s death accidental and suspected fentanyl as the source.

“I had a feeling my dad was just going to be viewed as another drug addict and he wasn’t,” his daughter said. “Since he died, I’ve learned a lot about him and his struggles and what drove him to that path and it’s really sad.”
Izzy D’Alo

FULL STORY: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/cri…

WCNC (Charlotte) Story from February 15, 2022

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222 people died from overdoses in Wake County last year

222 people died from overdoses in Wake last year. Here is the county’s opioids plan.

With a solemn but hopeful yes, Wake leaders put the county’s first dollars from the national opioid settlement into action Tuesday night. “We’re taking a comprehensive approach to get folks on the path to recovery,” said Denise Forman, assistant Wake County manager.

Read the article on the N&O web site.

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App State to offer free naloxone, fentanyl test kits

Wellness and Prevention services at App State have begun offering free fentanyl test strip kits and naloxone to students who anonymously request the service through their website or request them in office, according to Anna Oakes, News and Media Relations Director at the university.

Fentanyl is now a felony in North Carolina

This article was originally posted on the Southern Scoop on September 17, 2021. It is being reposted as a resource to the Fentanyl Victims Network of North Carolina.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Senate Bill 321 into law Thursday afternoon, which has several changes to the state’s Controlled Substances Act, most notably now classifying and possession amount of Fentanyl as a felony. North Carolina Senator Kevin Corbin served as a co-sponsor of the legislation and said this is a needed step for the state.

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