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John Cornyn: “Last year, we lost 100,000 Americans due to drug overdoses…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 04:00

And so the drug cartels have had carte blanche and be able to bring the drugs across the border. Last year, we lost 100,000 Americans due to drug overdoses, most of which came across the southern border. including synthetic opioids. The precursors come from China. This is assembled, manufactured in Mexico and brought in the United States. So I have no explanation, no understanding of why the Biden administration doesn't consider this to be a problem. (04:00–04:10)

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Asserts that 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses last year, with most drugs coming across the southern border.

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