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David Valadao: “Last year, California seized a record amount of fentanyl…”

Featuring: David Valadao, Republican | U.S. House, California, District 22

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Rep. Valadao participates in hearing on the cost of the border crisis

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In 2020, more than 5000 Californians lost their lives due to opioid overdose, and 80% of those deaths were directly attributed to fentanyl. In 2021, fentanyl related overdose deaths surged by 54%. Last year, California seized a record amount of fentanyl, 62,000 pounds, enough to kill the global population twice over. These alarming increases in seizures, an over 1000% increase since 2021, underscores the severity of the crisis. As we discussed, the cost that the open border. (00:47–00:57)

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Asserts that California seized 62,000 pounds of fentanyl in the previous year, enough to kill the global population twice.

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