when deven didn't answer, he called again. deven's 14-year-old brother heard the phone ringing. he went downstairs to investigate and found deven unresponsive. deven was 23 years old when he died. his mom wants you to know that deven was a kind person, and he was loved by his friends. in 2021, fentanyl killed more americans between the ages of 18 and 45 than any other cause. that is more than covid 19, cancer, or car accidents combined. six months ago i stood where i am now and asked for a permanent solution for fentanyl scheduling. today we're absolutely no closer to a permanent solution than we were back then six months ago. and while congress has been waiting to take action, the cartels have not. the cartels have simply rebranded, coloring fentanyl like candy to addict america's children. fentanyl is in our schools, like blackwood, new jersey, for a 12-year-old overdosed on a school bus after his uncle made him clean a fentanyl trap house. or chipman high school, california, where a 13-year-old brought 150 fake pills laced with fentanyl with four out of every fake pill contai