On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and 36 other mayors from across the United States sent a letter to Congress asking them to pass President Biden's supplemental funding request to address the opioid crisis. Besides Harrell, 14 other Washington mayors signed onto the letter, the most out of any other state leaders. These included Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin, Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson and Olympia Mayor Cheryl Selby, among others. The bipartisan signed letter also included the mayors of San Francisco, Washington D.C., Portland and Cleveland. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 100,000 Americans died from fatal overdoses in 2022, with 70% of those deaths caused by fentanyl or synthetic opioids. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/seattle-14-mayors-washington-state-nationwide-letter-congress-more-opioid-crisis-funding/281-b22cbc98-2302-4e78-9f6b-06b20888801e