House Dem claims spike in fentanyl seized at border is a 'success'
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Rep. Katie Porter hailed the significant rise in fentanyl seizures at the southern border in recent years as a "success," during a House Oversight Committee hearing.
"What we can see here is that the facts show we are seizing a lot more fentanyl. For me, as a mom, that is a sign of success," Porter said. "I don’t want that fentanyl in this country. It is dangerous and it kills people. And it makes our communities dangerous and to me this is a sign that our Border Patrol and our agents at our points of entry… are doing their jobs." Ronn Blitzer is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics and breaking news.
This position does not take into account the possibility that there are more attempts to smuggle fentanyl into the U.S., resulting in more smugglers getting caught, while also having more being successful. Fox News asked Porter's office if she believes it is possible that more seizures could be the result of more attempts, but they did not immediately respond.