Senate Nears Fentanyl Sentencing Bill
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Senate nears approving bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers

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The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers.
The bill has already passed the House and has picked up Democratic support in the Senate .
Critics say the proposal repeats the mistakes of the so-called “war on drugs,” which imprisoned millions of people addicted to drugs, particularly Black Americans .
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