Despite Claiming Drug Trafficking Crisis is a Priority, Senate Banking Democrats Block Hagerty's Amendment to Prevent Drug Cartels From Laundering Fentanyl and Meth
September 27, 2023
September 27, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today proposed an amendment to the SAFER Banking Act that would close a loophole that facilitates for the laundering of fentanyl and meth proceeds via marijuana sales. Drug cartels exploit marijuana sales to traffic lethal drugs across the border into the U.S., which are killing more than 100,000 Americans eve . . .
United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today proposed an amendment to the SAFER Banking Act that would close a loophole that facilitates for the laundering of fentanyl and meth proceeds via marijuana sales. Drug cartels exploit marijuana sales to traffic lethal drugs across the border into the U.S., which are killing more than 100,000 Americans eve . . .