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Andrew Wonacott, a Washington father, lost two of his children to fentanyl-related overdoses and is calling on the federal government to combat the crisis.

GRANDVIEW, Wash. — When U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse’s fentanyl task force held its initial meeting Wednesday, the first order of business was to figure out the scope of the problem.

GRANDVIEW, Wash. - Representative Dan Newhouse established the Central Washington Fentanyl Task Force in May 2023. Rep. Newhouse and the task force held their first quarterly meeting in Grandview today.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Washington’s 4th District Congressman, Dan Newhouse, has appointed to local law enforcement leaders to be on his newly formed Central Washington Fentanyl Task Force.

At least 101 people have died of fentanyl overdoses in Yakima County in the past two years — a problem Rep. Dan Newhouse hopes to address with his newly-created Central

The group will meet on a quarterly basis, with the goal of conducting research and carrying out initiatives that will help mitigate the fentanyl crisis.

"We can't wait anymore:" A Washington father who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning in less than two years is calling on Congress to take more aggressive actions to defeat the crisis.

The legislation will enhance penalties for those who sell, give, or distribute any substance that contains two milligrams or more of illicit fentanyl or fentanyl-related substances to another person without their knowledge.

A Washington father who lost two sons to fentanyl poisoning in less than two years is calling on Congress to take more aggressive actions to defeat the crisis.