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Steve Scalise: “President Trump said we're going to stop those deaths from…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 32:54

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. President Trump did something about that to defend Americans here at home. (32:54–32:58)

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Asserts that President Trump has committed to stopping drug-related deaths.

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