I will always stand with law enforcement and ensure they have the resources to combat the fentanyl crisis and keep our community safe.
Stand with law enforcement and ensure they have the resources needed to combat the fentanyl crisis and keep the community safe.
Occurrences
From day one, in this campaign, my philosophy has been an economy that works, borders that are secure, and communities that are safe.
Evidence
Under "Public Safety," Bresnahan says: "I will always stand with law enforcement and ensure they have the resources to combat the fentanyl crisis and keep our community safe. For years as a private citizen I have donated to and supported our local police and in Congress I will always back the men and women that keep our families and communities safe."
The House passed H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, on Feb. 6, 2025, by a vote of 312-108; the roll call record lists Rep. Bresnahan as voting "Yea."
Bresnahan's office said he voted for H.R. 27, the HALT Fentanyl Act, and that the bill "would remove incentives" for dangerous fentanyl analogues by permanently designating them in schedule I; the release also says he spoke in favor of the legislation.
Bresnahan announced $500,000 in federal funding for technology and equipment upgrades for the Scranton Police Department, saying it would help officers "keep our communities safe" and give them "real backing from Washington."
Bresnahan said the appropriations package funded "local law enforcement" and included increased DEA funding "to end the scourge of fentanyl and other illicit drugs" as well as DOJ grant funding for programs that assist law enforcement in addressing the opioid crisis.
Assessments
The promise was broad but outcome-oriented: support law enforcement and ensure resources to combat fentanyl and improve community safety. The evidence shows same-term concrete actions aligned with that promise, including announced federal funding for Scranton Police technology and equipment, support for appropriations funding local law enforcement and DEA/fentanyl efforts, and a yea vote on the House-passed HALT Fentanyl Act. Because these actions provided or advanced actual law-enforcement and fentanyl-response resources, the promise is best classified as delivered rather than merely attempted.