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Derrick Van Orden: “That's enough to kill hundreds of thousands of people.”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

Rep. Van Orden Speaks at the Border

Published February 16, 2023 | Video Starts at 01:04

That's unsustainable, and it is absolutely unacceptable. We've had three pounds of fentanyl interdicted in La Crosse, Wisconsin, 12 pounds in Appleton, right outside of my district. That's enough to kill hundreds of thousands of people. And talking to everybody here, it just wasn't like that two years ago. So I'm calling on the Biden administration today. Secretary Mayorkas. Do your damn job. Enough is enough. (01:04–01:07)

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Asserts that the seized fentanyl could potentially kill hundreds of thousands.

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