U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addresses reporters following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Wurm WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will push to include in upcoming defense policy legislation a bipartisan amendment to sanction China over its alleged role in producing the synthetic opioid fentanyl , he said on Sunday.

Schumer blamed China for much of the fentanyl that U.S. authorities say is responsible for the overdose deaths of tens of thousands of Americans. He said the drug comes from production […]

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