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Tony Wied: “In 2023, 70% of the 107,000 overdose deaths in the US…”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Tony Wied Touts Bill To Protect Trump's Border Policies From 'Future Radical Administrations

Published | Video Starts at 03:22

These bills ensure that anyone in this country illegally who commits a crime, whether it be a theft or sexual assault, will have an ICE detainer placed on them immediately. The House of Representatives just passed the HALT act permanently criminalizing fentanyl. In 2023, 70% of the 107,000 overdose deaths in the US involved a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl. Every single life lost is more than a statistic. Families should not have to feel this heartbreak. And this legislation will prevent future lives from being lost to this deadly drug. (03:22–03:33)

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