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J. D. Vance: “Fentanyl deaths in this great state were down by nearly 50%.”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Meanwhile, we're doing something simple. We're stopping violent criminals. And back in the blue. Now, this is not rocket science. Look what happened just six months after inauguration. Fentanyl deaths in this great state were down by nearly 50%. That's amazing. That means more of our neighbors, especially those who are suffering from addiction, they get an opportunity at a second chance because we stopped flooding our nation with that poison that the Mexican drug cartels were bringing in. (19:16–19:21)

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Asserts that fentanyl deaths decreased by nearly 50%.

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