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Fentanyl and synthetic opioid overdoses caused over 50,000 deaths last year alone in the United States and they continue to scourge communities nationwide. This epidemic is personal and doesn't discriminate based on age, location or wealth – it tears families apart and will keep plaguing our nation until we are able to eradicate it completely.

I will continue prioritizing relief for our families and every sector of our economy as we work together to recover and rebound from COVID-19. Ensuring our TX-25 students have the resources to stay healthy is crucial to keeping our nation moving forward. I was grateful for the opportunity this week to meet with leadership from Southwestern Adventist University along with Keene community leaders, including Mayor Gary Heinrich and Police Chief Brad Hunt.

There's an ongoing crisis in the United States, but contrary to the Democrats' latest rallying cry, it's not the United States Postal Service (USPS). It's the COVID-19 relief package that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her enablers are holding hostage in spite of continued cries from small businesses and families across the nation.

Every time I visit Fort Hood, I am always left in awe of our great men and women in uniform. They are truly our best and brightest. It's been the greatest honor of my time in Congress to deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in critical infrastructure funding to improve barracks, motor pools and run ways, and it's a privilege to see these improvements with my own eyes. North Fort Hood and the surrounding areas, like Gatesville and Copperas Cove, are ripe for expansion and have so much to offer small businesses and military families.