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President
Donald J. Trump is hosting a meeting of his Cabinet before sitting
down with the Secretary of Homeland Security this afternoon.
Punishing drug dealers, not victims
In
March, President Trump laid out his three-part plan to combat
America’s deadly opioid crisis: reducing demand, cutting off
illicit suppliers, and expanding opportunities for proven
treatment.
A
key part of the plan is law enforcement’s role in tackling
opioid abuse and halting the spread of addiction in our
communities. Earlier this summer, Attorney General Jeff Sessions
announced the launch of Operation Synthetic Opioids Surge (SOS),
which embraces a zero-tolerance policy toward synthetic opioid
trafficking
“I
sent more than 300 new assistant US attorneys to districts
across America, including one to Maine. It was the largest
prosecutor surge in decades,” the Attorney General writes.
“Having served as a federal prosecutor for 14 years, I know what
a difference that can make.”
This
operation punishes the right people: distributors of illegal
drugs, not the victims suffering from addiction. For these
victims, the Trump Administration is pursuing ways to expand
evidence-based treatment, such as ensuring that first responders
are supplied with lifesaving medication used to reverse overdoses.
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your story: Americans
are feeling the weight of the Crisis Next Door
A quiet revolution
Policies
can change with each new Administration, but restoring our
nation's courts with judges committed to interpreting the law—not
creating it—will benefit Americans for years to come.
Supreme
Court nominations get the most attention, and Judge Brett
Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the High Court will indeed be a
landmark win for conservatives. But given the sheer volume of
cases in America, lower courts offer the last word in thousands of
rulings each year.
“With
little fanfare, Trump and [Senate Majority Leader Mitch]
McConnell reshape the nation’s circuit courts,” The
Washington Post reported this week. “With 24 confirmations
and 13 vacancies to fill, Trump and the Republicans have the power
to install more than 20 percent of the judges on the nation’s
second-highest courts.”
The
Senate has already confirmed more of President Trump’s
appellate judges than any President during his first two years in
office. The result will be a Federal judiciary that is far more
committed to the rule of law than to the rule of judges.
Photo of the DayOfficial White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen
Vice
President Mike Pence meets with Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell, Supreme Court Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, and former
United States Senator Jon Kyl | July 10, 2018
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many foreigners are victims. You are a #MeToo
victim too.
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