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Eric Hovde: “It's produced most of content in China.”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

Wisconsin U.S. Senate Debate

Published October 18, 2024 | Video Starts at 47:52

And you're exactly right, it is laced into a lot of pills. So what do we need to do first? It's produced most of content in China. We got to take hard sanctions against China, hold them accountable. We've got to close our southern border, where a lot of this pours over. Second or third, we got to stiffen sentencing laws. (47:52–47:56)

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Asserts that most fentanyl content is produced in China.

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