Families who lost children to fentanyl overdoses speak at an event where President Trump signs the HALT Fentanyl Act, which classifies fentanyl as Schedule 1. Parents describe their losses to counterfeit pills and express hope the law will stop cartels.
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Schedule 1 narcotic.
November 5, 2023.
Oh, I'm sorry. Two of my three boys are gone. Life has never been the same.
This is my son, Tony. Tony's not with us here today because he died about a year ago with a counterfeit pill.
We lost our.
Son, Jason Michael Lowart, on.
November 5th.
Excuse me, 2023, to an accidental fentanyl overdose.
With the pivotal passage of this bill today classifying fentanyl as a Schedule 1 narcotic, we're going to incredible inroads towards combating this crisis. It's a huge step against the cartels.
If this would have been signed a long time ago, my daughter would still be here with us.
It's tragic that we have to be here today to advocate for this cause because of all the ones, all the loved ones that we lost.
It's wonderful for us to finally see an administration that's prioritizing this administration and what President Trump has done, finally hearing our cries. And I hope nobody else has to experience this. President Trump is the hope that we needed.
I want to say thank President Trump for all he's done. I have hope for the first time in four years.
He's avenging the deaths of my two sons. I thank President Trump and everybody who passed that legislation today.