Dozens of Democrats join GOP in passing bill on fentanyl-related drug penalties

Legislation to permanently classify fentanyl-like substances into a category reserved for the most dangerous drugs passed the House Thursday.The GOP-sponsored HALT Fentanyl Act passed 289-133 with support from 74 Democrats, who wanted to be on record as supporting legislation intended to crack down on the synthetic opioid crisis. But the majority of House Democrats opposed the measure, exposing intraparty fault lines. Republicans say fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances (FRS) are p