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John Garamendi: “I don't know if anybody has noticed what has gone on in Mexico recently. The previous speaker just spoke of the drug…”

On the recordFebruary 18, 2011
I don't know if anybody has noticed what has gone on in Mexico recently. The previous speaker just spoke of the drug wars that are going on. It's a known fact that much of the equipment that's used to carry on those wars comes from the United States and is smuggled into Mexico. This is a very sane and necessary attempt to slow down the availability of high-caliber, high-capacity automatic weapons that are smuggled into Mexico. It makes no sense not to know what's going on, because this is dramatically affecting the border States and American citizens who happen to be in Mexico.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California
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Feb 18, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses the impact of U.S. arms smuggling on drug wars in Mexico.

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