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Derrick Van Orden: “The leading cause of death for Americans age 18 to 45 is…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 16:38

The cell phone plan, don't forget about that. So it's, it's just not okay. It's, it's economically unsustainable. It is a national security risk. It's a humanitarian crisis. The leading cause of death for Americans age 18 to 45 is fentanyl overdose, 90% of which is coming over the southern border. And we know that from Joe Biden's Border Patrol. Go to their website and Google it, Boom, it's there. So we're, our citizens are dying. (16:38–16:46)

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Asserts that fentanyl overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45, with 90% coming over the southern border.

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