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Jessi Ebben: “We've lost a lot of lives in this district because of drugs.”

Featuring: Jessi Ebben, Republican | Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, 7th Congressional District

WJFW Presents the 7th Congressional Republican Primary Debate

Published July 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 1:20:21

When the border was open with President Biden, they saw an influx of drugs coming into our communities targeting innocent people and they lost a lot of lives. We've lost a lot of lives in this district because of drugs. Now the sheriffs have also said that as soon as that border went up and strong security took place once again, as soon as President Trump came into office, we saw a decrease specifically of fentanyl and a significant decrease in overdoses. (1:20:21–1:20:25)

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Asserts that drug-related deaths have been significant in the district.

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“We make sure that our farmland is not covered by solar panels or windmills.”
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“We delist the gray wolf.”
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“We make sure we secure our southern border, deport violent criminal illegal aliens and stand with law enforcement.”
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“I have the strength of being the only candidate who has worked in manufacturing and has worked specifically on deregulation.”
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“It's an invisible cost for so many businesses. And it is the reason that so many small businesses and large have left this district.”
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“We need to make sure that the government is not the barrier for businesses staying here.”
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“When we have strong manufacturing in this district, we have strong livelihoods.”
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“Having a strong manufacturing and working specifically on deregulation, repealing the costly red tape which is aligned with President…”
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“I've lived in the Chippewa valley for over 10 years and I live where my family's been for nearly 100 years now.”
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“I've worked in the rural communities of this district in Chippewa, Rusk and Barron counties, setting up clinics in small towns to make sure…”
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“President Biden came in a few years ago and shut down a natural gas pipeline.”
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“Utilities are getting tax cuts at the federal level if they install by a certain timeline.”
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“I will sign on to pieces of legislation to make sure that those federal tax cuts, that those federal tax subsidies are not included and are…”
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“We have an extreme shortage [of mental health care, emergency rooms, and labor and delivery services] that has caused bad outcomes for so…”
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“Our volunteer firefighters and our local EMS...are struggling to...get to the hospitals in time for that emergency care.”
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“We need to get out of Iran and back focused on the American people and the domestic issues here.”
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