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David McCormick: “We lost 4,000 Americans last year to fentanyl.”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Dave McCormick details his race against Sen Bob Casey in Pennsylvania

Published | Video Starts at 03:22

So that's number one. Two. This wide open border is killing Pennsylvanians with fentanyl. I was at the border 10 days ago. I saw it for myself in Yuma, Arizona. We lost 4,000 Americans last year to fentanyl. Third problem is crime. As you know, in Philadelphia, you have a radical district attorney named Larry Krasner who has essentially let violent crime run crazy, move it into the suburbs. (03:22–03:28)

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