WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Protect Law Enforcement Task Forces Act, legislation to restore the Department of Justice's shuttered Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program. DOJ's OCDETF program helped arrest fentanyl traffickers, seize hundreds of tons of narcotics, and confiscate billions in dirty money. Representative Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) first introduced this legislation in the House of Representatives in November 2025.
"This bill would reverse the Trump Administration's reckless, dangerous decision to dismantle a proven program designed to disable organized crime. By res...