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Mike Rogers: “The fentanyl that's coming across the border has killed…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Debate Night in Michigan: US Senate candidates discuss the issues

Published | Video Starts at 49:43

We've spent something like $450 billion on taking care of illegals, room and board and phones and health care. That's enough money to pay for every Michigan teacher and every Michigan state trooper for 50, 15 years. The fentanyl that's coming across the border has killed almost 3,000 Michigan citizens every year. This has been a catastrophe. And we have seen Absolutely nothing. Saying you signed a few letters. This is something that should get our blood going for what it is doing to the United States of America. (49:43–49:51)

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Asserts that fentanyl crossing the border has resulted in nearly 3,000 deaths in Michigan annually.

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