Sen. Christopher S. Murphy will release a budget proposal Tuesday that would provide nearly $1 billion in next fiscal year’s government funding bill to fight fentanyl trafficking across the southwest border.
The Connecticut Democrat, who is chairman of the Appropriations Committee’s Homeland Security panel, released details of the plan ahead of the subcommittee’s scheduled hearing Wednesday related to the issue.
Murphy said through a spokesperson that the proposal “would help build upon the bipartisan success we achieved in last year’s spending package.”
