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Katie Britt: “When we look at what drug cartels are doing not only south of our border but here in our country, we are allowing this…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2023
When we look at what drug cartels are doing not only south of our border but here in our country, we are allowing this crisis to make these cartels rich to the tune of billions of dollars and the cost of that is in real human faces and children in our communities all across this country.
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Katie Britt
Republican · Alabama

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Senator Britt discusses the impact of drug cartels on communities.

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