{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases/video-senator-moody-questions-fbi-director-about-combatting-violent-crime-fighting-fraud-and-curbing-flow-of-fentanyl/", "VIDEO: Senator Moody Questions FBI Director About Combatting Violent Crime, Fighting Fraud, and Curbing Flow of Fentanyl", "2026-09-15", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "Senate", "FL", "Ashley Moody", "M001244", "www.moody.senate.gov", "moody", "https://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014 Today, Senator Ashley Moody questioned FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the Administration\u2019s success in combatting violent crime, going after criminals, and curbing the flow of fentanyl into the country:\n\n\u201cDuring the last administration, violent crime, senior fraud and fentanyl overdoses skyrocketed. As Florida\u2019s Attorney General, I was on the frontlines pushing back against the terrible policies that allowed this chaos to spread. Now as U.S. Senator, I continue to look for ways to build on the success we have seen over the past two years in reversing crime trends, fighting fraud, and removing fentanyl from our communities,\u201d said Senator Ashley Moody.\n\nBACKGROUND:\n\nView Senator Moody\u2019s full hearing remarks here.\n\nSenator Moody highlighted the drop in violent crime nationwide\u2014from 2024 to 2025, the violent crime rate fell by 9.3 percent. That is the largest single-year decline in the nation\u2019s history.\n\nSenator Moody also highlighted the pivotal role the FBI plays in going after the cartels and foreign actors who are guilty of poisoning Americans with fentanyl.\n\nIn 2025, seizures of fentanyl increased by more than 30 percent and fentanyl overdose deaths fell by 20 percent nationwide. Florida recently announced a 46% drop in fentanyl-related deaths.\n\nTo help law enforcement efforts against fentanyl, Senator Moody introduced the PRESS Act, which would criminalize the intentional importation of pill press equipment and unlisted precursor chemicals when they are intended to be used to manufacture illicit drugs.\n\nSenator Moody also cosponsored the HALT Fentanyl Act, which is now law. The Act permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.\n\nSenator Moody also champions Tyler\u2019s Law, which would require HHS to issue guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should implement fentanyl testing as a routine procedure for patients experiencing an overdose.\n\nSenator Moody also highlighted the importance of protecting seniors from fraud.\n\nDuring Senator Moody\u2019s time as Florida Attorney General, Moody created Florida\u2019s first-ever Senior Protection Team to bring together experts from across the state to identify these schemes, pursue the fraudsters behind them, and recover millions of dollars for victims.\n\nAs Senator, Moody has introduced the STOP Scams Against Seniors Act, which would help establish dedicated elder justice task forces bringing together local, state, and federal law enforcement to combat these crimes.\n\nSenator Moody also introduced the SWIPES Act to jack up the sentence for anyone who defrauds a senior American on purpose.\n\n# # #", 1, "2026-09-16T09:43:13Z", "2026-09-16T09:44:22Z"]], "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://www.moody.senate.gov/press-releases/video-senator-moody-questions-fbi-director-about-combatting-violent-crime-fighting-fraud-and-curbing-flow-of-fentanyl/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2131230905652046, "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"}