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In fiscal year 2022, Customs and Border Protection seized more than 14,000 pounds of fentanyl. The lethal opioid drug has become a leading cause of death in adults ages 18-45.

\\u201cThe fentanyl seizures continue to increase, each fiscal year, and we know that of those seizures, we\'re probably only apprehending 5% to 10% of the drugs that are being smuggled into the country,\\u201d Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., says. 

The urgency of the fentanyl crisis led Guest and Rep. David Trone, D-Md., to introduce the END FENTANYL Act, standing for Eradicating Narcotic Drugs and Formulating Effective New Tools to Address National Yearly Losses of Life Act. 

\\u201cThis is just a commonsense piece of legislation,\\u201d Guest says, adding that it should \\u201cgain bipartisan support in Washington, D.C., next Congress.\\u201d

Guest joins \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to explain who is making the fentanyl coming across the border and how the drugs are getting into the hands of Americans. Guest also addresses concerns over a worsening border crisis as Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allows Border Patrol to quickly expel illegal migrants from America, is expected to expire in less than a week. 

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