{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-hosts-fighting-fentanyl-roundtable-in-janesville", "Steil Hosts Fighting Fentanyl Roundtable in Janesville", "2022-08-12", "2022", "2022-08", "Republican", "House", "WI", "Bryan Steil", "S001213", "steil.house.gov", "steil", "https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "JANESVILLE, WI \u2013 Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) hosted a roundtable in Janesville, WI focused on fighting fentanyl in Rock County and to discuss ways the federal government can help keep communities in Wisconsin safe. During the roundtable, leaders from the Rock County Sheriff\u2019s Office, North Central High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA), and local medical experts discussed the increase in illicit fentanyl being found in Rock County, and how law enforcement is working to keep these dangerous substances off Wisconsin\u2019s streets.\n\nImage\n\n\u201cCommunities across Southeast Wisconsin are being devastated by illicit fentanyl. In Rock County, there were 47 overdose deaths from illicit fentanyl in 2021. 65% of overdose deaths are from fentanyl related substances. I will continue working with local, state, and federal partners to prevent this dangerous substance from devastating our communities. I am working to raise awareness of the dangers of illicit fentanyl particularly when far too many victims are unaware they are taking it,\u201d said Rep. Bryan Steil.\n\nBackground:\n\nCongressman Steil has been a leader in Congress in the fight against illicit fentanyl. In 2022, Steil cosponsored the HALT Fentanyl Act, legislation that would make fentanyl related substances a permanent Schedule I drug, led a letter to President Biden with 116 Members of Congress urging the Administration take action to combat illicit fentanyl, and recently sponsored two amendments that passed the House to combat illicit fentanyl.\n\nSteil wrote an op-ed in the Racine Journal Times recently regarding the increase in illicit fentanyl in Wisconsin. You can read the op-ed here.\n\nSpeakers at the roundtable included:\n\nCongressman Bryan Steil\n\nRock County Sheriff Troy Knudson\n\nNorth Central HIDTA Deputy Director Scott Albrecht\n\nChief Medical Examiner Dr. Agnieszka Rogalska\n\nDeputy Zachary Anacker \u2013 Rock County Sherriff\u2019s Office\n\nAmy Evans \u2013 Jail Re-Entry Specialist\n\nJeremy Duncan \u2013 Beloit Resident and Former RECAP Participant\n\nAdditional attendees included:\n\nChief Deputy Craig Strouse \u2013 Rock County Sheriff\u2019s Office\n\nChief David Moore \u2013 City of Janesville Police Department\n\nChief Scott Marquardt \u2013 City of Milton Police Department\n\nChief Robert Kowalski \u2013 City of Edgerton Police Department\n\nChief Mike Schultz \u2013 Village of Clinton Police Department\n\nChief Thomas Kunkel \u2013 Towns of Fulton & Milton Police Department\n\nChief Brian Raupp \u2013 Village of Footville Police Department\n\nChief LeAnn Jones \u2013 Town of Beloit Police Department\n\nChief Scott Burdick Jr. \u2013 Village of Orfordville Police Department", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T02:59:24Z"]], "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://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-hosts-fighting-fentanyl-roundtable-in-janesville"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9298080112785101, "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"}