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Kristin Lyerly: “It stemmed the flow of fentanyl across the border.”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Kristin Lyerly-Tony Wied U.S. House debate

Published | Video Starts at 27:11

It wasn't perfect, but it put 1500 new border patrol agents into play. It also created a better path, a more efficient path to citizenship. It stemmed the flow of fentanyl across the border. which is something that as a physician who takes care of people who are dealing with the opioid crisis, because of what's happening here, I see the effect on them and their families. (27:11–27:16)

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Asserts that the bipartisan border bill aimed to reduce the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.

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