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Jim Banks: “The leading cause of death is fentanyl, killing Americans my…”

Featuring: Jim Banks, Republican | U.S. Senate, Indiana

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Jim Banks' acceptance speech after winning Senate race _ Decision 2024

Published | Video Starts at 05:53

That's what tonight is all about. Those families that I walked by today are sick and tired of seeing drugs flow into this country from a wide open border, killing Americans. The leading cause of death is fentanyl, killing Americans my age of military AIDS because of the foolishness of the elites and the Democrats who are running this country today. And we're not going to stand up for it anymore. And that mom with her two little boys. (05:53–06:03)

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Asserts that fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans of military age.

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