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Chip Roy introduces death penalty bill for convicted fentanyl dealers
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Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) is introducing a bill on Tuesday that proposes allowing the death penalty for people convicted of distributing fentanyl that results in fatalities, Fox News reported. The bill, the Deal Death, Face Death Act, proposes amending the Controlled Substances Act of 1970 to say that
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