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Ted Cruz: “The number of deaths from drug overdoses has fallen 20%.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Ted Cruz Speech at Faith and Freedom's Spring Kickoff in Des Moines, Iowa

Published | Video Starts at 10:02

We have now seen illegal border crossings drop more than 99%. Now, what does that mean? How does that impact our lives? Well, all across the nation, the murder rate has fallen 20%. The number of deaths from drug overdoses has fallen 20%. Just a couple of years ago, we had more than 100,000Americans die of drug overdoses in a single year. (10:02–10:11)

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Asserts that drug overdose deaths have decreased by 20%.

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