I'm going to go right into border security. Mr. Secretary, as you know, fentanyl is destroying communities across the country. Nevada, no exception. According to the CDC, we lost a staggering 949 Nevadans to opioid overdose deaths in 2021 alone. And the problem only continues to get worse. As I've stated before, stopping the influx of these deadly drugs starts by strengthening our border security through a significant increase in resources. (00:08–00:17)
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