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DEA makes $2.7 billion ask of Congress as fentanyl crisis takes priority

By Anna Giaritelli
Published April 27, 2023 11:51pm ET
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DEA makes $2.7 billion ask of Congress as fentanyl crisis takes priority
The Drug Enforcement Administration pushed House appropriators to increase its budget in the coming year as the federal agency battles fentanyl, now the “greatest criminal drug threat” the United States has ever faced, according to its leader. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram advocated the White House’s proposed 3.8% increase in the agency’s fiscal 2023 funding to […]

The Drug Enforcement Administration pushed House appropriators to increase its budget in the coming year as the federal agency battles fentanyl, now the “greatest criminal drug threat” the United States has ever faced, according to its leader.

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