{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=11480", "ICYMI: Carter bill to put naloxone in schools inspires federal guidance", "2023-11-01", "2023", "2023-11", "Republican", "House", "GA", "Earl L. \"Buddy\" Carter", "C001103", "buddycarter.house.gov", "buddycarter", "https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, the Biden administration sent a letter urging schools to carry naloxone, an overdose reversal drug, to protect students from fentanyl poisonings and opioid overdoses. As a pharmacist, I was glad to see our president finally taking some action on the fentanyl crisis, which is killing almost 200 people per day in this country.\n\nIf a plane crashed today and killed 200 people, we would immediately ground all flights until we discovered the cause. A letter would not be enough. Similarly, we need more decisive action from our commander-in-chief on the fentanyl crisis, which is stealing the lives of friends and family members in every community in every state.\n\nWe don\u2019t need guidance, we need assurances. That\u2019s why, back in June, I introduced a bill based off legislation out of Arkansas that would require elementary and secondary schools to carry naloxone. Wherever you see a defibrillator, you should see naloxone. It\u2019s safe, effective, easy to use, and could save a life.\n\nIn Case You Missed It, I discussed the fentanyl poisoning epidemic and how my Saving Lives in Schools Act will add teeth to the Biden administration\u2019s guidance:\n\nClick here to watch the full interview\n\n\"There\u2019s two problems here. First of all, the amount of fentanyl that\u2019s coming across [our southern] border, that\u2019s why we need to secure our border. Secondly, the amount of fentanyl that\u2019s in this country right now.\"\n\n\"Naloxone is one of the tools in our tool chest\u2026if used quickly enough, it can reverse the effects of fentanyl poisoning. That\u2019s why I have legislation, Saving Lives in Schools Act, that would require it to be in every school in America.\"\n\n\"I carry [naloxone] in my backpack everywhere I go, it\u2019s a necessity now\u2026it should be in every medicine cabinet and every emergency box in America.\"\n\nClick here to watch the full interview\n\nHOST: \u201cOver the past two decades, more than 5,000 adolescents have died from overdoses. Georgia Congressman Buddy Carter has been pushing for Narcan in the schools\u2026\u201d\n\nCARTER: \u201cAll of us, everyone, knows someone or has a family member who has suffered from addiction\u2026we all know it, and we see it all the time.\u201d", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:01:09Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=11480"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8755723722279072, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}