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Ron Johnson: “The price of heroin in the early 80s is about over $3,000 a…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Sen. Johnson on CNN's New Day

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

My conclusion is the number. The root cause of our unsecured border is our insatiable demand for drugs. And you take a look at The price of heroin in the early 80s is about over $3,000 a gram. Now it's down to $100 a gram. because our borders are so porous. Chris, that's $10 a dose. This is like a craft beer here in Wisconsin that's in a fancy restaurant here in New York. (03:10–03:17)

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Asserts that the price of heroin has decreased from over $3,000 per gram in the early 1980s to $100 per gram.

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