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Eric Hovde: “We lost 108,000 Americans last year to this poison. 112,000…”

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

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Wisconsin U.S. Senate Debate

Published | Video Starts at 47:23

You both have 60 seconds. Mister Hovdy, you may begin. Look, this is an issue I started talking about long before I ever gotten into this election. We lost 108,000 Americans last year to this poison. 112,000 the year before. It's the number one leading cause of death of 18 to 45 year olds. It's devastating communities all over the place. (47:23–47:30)

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Asserts that 108,000 Americans died from fentanyl last year and 112,000 the year before.

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