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Tom Barrett: “The leading cause of death of Americans my age in the United…”

Featuring: Tom Barrett, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 7

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Published | Video Starts at 15:52

Whether that is, you know, by way of economic impact, whether it's by way of increased cause and concern about crime and illegal activity, whether it's the fentanyl scourge that is killing more Americans. The leading cause of death of Americans my age in the United States is fentanyl overdose. that is being manufactured in China and run straight through our southern border. I was in Grand Rapids when President Trump was there to do his press conference talking about this. (15:52–15:59)

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Asserts that fentanyl overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans of his age group.

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