On Wednesday Sept 21, 2022 Patricia Drewes on The Record with Greta Van Susteren on NewsMax.
Category: Media Coverage
House GOP shines light on fentanyl
crisis
From the Sept 15 edition of the Washington Times
House GOP shines light on fentanyl crisis, blames open border for mounting overdose deaths
House Republicans are shining a spotlight on the fentanyl crisis, which
they said has been exacerbated by President Biden’s loose border
policies.
At a Capitol conference, the conservative Republican Study Committee
turned over the stage to parents whose children died
of fentanyl overdoses and had come to Washington to share their stories
and help lawmakers craft legislation to combat the epidemic.
Washington Post Lost Voices of Fentanyl Rally Coverage
Families devastated by fentanyl deaths rally near the White House
April Babcock and Virginia Krieger both lost children to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and have pleaded with lawmakers and officials to ramp up enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border to stop the flow of illicit drugs.
On Saturday, the mothers built a kind of wall.
Fifty banners stretched for about 400 feet, nearly spanning the width of the National Mall. They featured faces of nearly 3,500 people who lost their lives to fentanyl. Many were young, even teenagers. Some wore their high school jerseys or graduation caps. They smiled, forever frozen in time on the banners, which Babcock said represented the thousands of people who have died of opioid use.
Read the full article on the Washington Post web site (subscription may be required).
Fox News interview with Dr Nesheiwat
Fox News interview with Dr. Nesheiwat on September 17, 2022 where she discussed pill contamination, the source of fentanyl, and more.
Chad Pergram of Fox News coverage of Fentanyl WMD request
Lost voices of fentanyl: A Lake Worth Beach mother’s heartbreak
A Lake Worth Beach mother lost her daughter, Jenny, to a fentanyl overdose in April 2020, and wants the public to understand just how deadly the drug is. Watch the story from WPTV News (FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast).
Watch the story on YouTube.
WPLG Local10 coverage of DC Rally
Fentanyl protest in Washington D.C. included several families from South Florida
WASHINGTON – Several South Florida families joined a large protest in Washington D.C.
The protest, which was organized by Lost Voices of Fentanyl, took place outside the White House on Saturday.
Read the full article on the Local10 web site.
Republicans Host Parents of Fentanyl Victims
Republicans Host Parents of Fentanyl Victims: Our Children Didn’t Overdose; ‘They Were Poisoned’
Parents whose children died after unknowingly ingesting fentanyl joined House Republicans at a roundtable Thursday to tell their stories and implore Congress to act on the growing epidemic.
The parents’ resounding message at the roundtable, led by Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and the Republican Study Committee, was that their children had been “poisoned” and that their deaths were not overdoses.
Read the full article on Breitbart News.
FVNNC Members attend Roundtable on Deadly Fentanyl Crisis
On Thursday Sept 15 Rep Jim Banks (IN) hosted a Roundtable on Deadly Fentanyl Crisis. Lori and Dean Ashenfelder, Patricia Drewes, Wendy Thomas, and Barb Walsh participated. Fox News interviewed Nate Moellering on Friday Sept 16 on the America’s Newsroom. At the 3:25 mark you can see the Wendy and Patricia to Nate’s right in one of the still photos used during the interview.
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