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Tony Wied: “Overdose deaths are way down. Crime is way down.”

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

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Rep. Tony Wied on President Trump's State of the Union Address

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

Certainly during the last administration, over 20 million people that came across our border and we saw what that brings with crime and drugs and look, I mean, Overdose deaths are way down. Crime is way down. Having a border works and also putting more money back into people's pockets. And right now with people doing their tax returns, people are seeing more, more money in their pockets, increased child care tax credit. (00:43–00:47)

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