New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and its precursors into the United States from China, Mexico and through other borders — one reason that President Donald Trump has given for his new tariffs.

In imposing taxes, or tariffs, on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, Trump says those countries have failed to stem the trafficking of fentanyl into the U.S., among other issues. The governments in those nations all say they have cooperated on the matter, and Trump on Thursday postponed tariffs for a month on most goods from Mexico and some imports

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