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Kirsten Gillibrand: “We were able to issue sanctions on China and Mexico…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Trump's Policies, Democratic Strategies, and U.S.-Israel Relations

Published | Video Starts at 08:05

The fentanyl trade is killing our children, killing our nation's children if we don't do something about it. And we did. We passed legislation to make it an international priority for the Biden administration. We were able to issue sanctions on China and Mexico [regarding the fentanyl trade]. We were able to take the traffickers themselves and make them criminals that we can arrest and use resources to take down. But you need to know what you're doing for public safety. (08:05–08:09)

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Asserts that sanctions were issued on China and Mexico concerning the fentanyl trade.

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