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John Moolenaar: “It was illegal to sell those chemicals in China, but if they…”

Featuring: John Moolenaar, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 2nd Congressional District

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Breaking China (Cliff May feat. John Moolenaar)

Published | Video Starts at 12:58

… the chemical precursors for fentanyl and working with cartels in Mexico to get this across, you know, our borders, but they were actually giving a subsidy from the government that It was illegal to sell those chemicals in China, but if they exported them, they could get a subsidy, a tax rebate. so that there was an economic benefit for them to do that and poison hundreds of thousands of Americans. They're still doing that though, right? They haven't stopped. (12:58–13:07)

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Asserts that China provided subsidies for exporting chemicals used in fentanyl production.

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