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Steve Scalise: “Hundreds last year, hundreds of thousands of Americans died…”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 32:44

But if the Democrats want to continue moving towards the mandami wing of their party, which is where they're headed, and defend a dictator who was literally letting narco terrorists run his country, then we're going to continue. Think about this. Hundreds last year, hundreds of thousands of Americans died because of drugs that came into this country through people like Maduro. and President Trump. Said we're going to stop those deaths from happening. We care about those families, every family who has seen loss from fentanyl death or cocaine or heroin overdose. (32:44–32:53)

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Asserts that hundreds of thousands of Americans died from drugs linked to figures like Maduro.

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