Also yesterday, the US House passed the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, sponsored by Congressman Andy Barr of the Sixth District in central Kentucky.

Bars bill would impose sanctions on China for its actions fueling America's financial crisis.

Before yesterday's vote, Congressman Barr spoke from the House floor about what his bill would do and why it's needed.

My bill amends the Fentanyl Sanctions Act to expand the definition of foreign opioid trafficker to include certain Chinese entities and government officials that failed to take steps to prevent opioid trafficking, subjecting them to sanctions.

The bill also requires the president to determine whether the heads of the National Narcotics Control Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the General Administration of Customs and the National Medical Products Administration of the Government of the PRC are foreign opioid traffickers.

We must attack the production of fentanyl by targeting the source of precursors in China.

Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors and senior government and Chinese political officials.

Culpability does not end when their precursor products land in Mexico or illegally cross our southern border.

We must look at every step of fentanyl, deadly supply chain and hold our adversaries accountable.

Yesterday's House vote was 407 to 4 in favor of the bill.

The bill still needs U.S. Senate approval and President Donald Trump's signature.