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Nicholas Begich: “People who manufacture and bring fentanyl into our nation's…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Southeast Conference 2022 - US House Candidates Forum – Nick Begich & Sarah Palin - KPUtv

Published | Video Starts at 26:09

… world where the penalty for dealing these drugs is extremely high, all the way up to capital punishment. And what we have to start recognizing as a community is that People who manufacture and bring fentanyl into our nation's borders are actually responsible for murder. They are murdering people, and they're destroying families. And we need to take a very hard line on these drugs and those who would traffic them. Thank you, Governor Palin. (26:09–26:18)

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Asserts that those who manufacture and traffic fentanyl are responsible for murder.

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