WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), who serves as chair of the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control for the 119^th Congress, made the following remarks to media after meeting with Terry Cole, whom President Trump has nominated to serve as Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA):

“The single biggest challenge DEA faces is the flood of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids across the border.”

“I look forward to visiting with him and our new ambassador down in Mexico City in the coming weeks to try to figure out what we can do more to try to help deal with this challenge, which has taken the lives of so many Americans here on this on this side of the border.”

“I’m the Chairman of the International Narcotics Caucus this session, and we will be holding a variety of hearings about policy changes that we can do – additional resources, better authorities – to not only go after the threat and to stop it before it gets to our neighborhoods and communities across Texas and across the country.”

“I look forward to introducing the nominee and supporting his confirmation.”

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Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, is a member of the Senate Finance, Judiciary, Intelligence, Foreign Relations, and Budget Committees.