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Ken Calvert: “The Chinese Communist Party is involved with the major…”

Featuring: Ken Calvert, Republican | U.S. House, California, District 41

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Local Rep. Ken Calvert discusses border concerns following end of Title 42

Published | Video Starts at 02:57

One of the reasons we wanted to finish the border wall. 70,000 Americans are dying every year from fentanyl poisoning. The Chinese Communist Party is involved with the major cartels in Mexico and getting the base chemicals in and to manufacture fentanyl and then distribute fentanyl into the United States. and killing many of our young people and Americans throughout the United States has got to be put to an end. There's many reasons why we need to control that border. (02:57–03:10)

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