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Marco Rubio: “I think it is pretty clear that if you see a heroin overdose in the U.S., that heroin or that fentanyl came from Mexico…”

On the recordMay 25, 2016
I think it is pretty clear that if you see a heroin overdose in the U.S., that heroin or that fentanyl came from Mexico or maybe in the case of fentanyl, China through the mail.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Rubio emphasizes the source of heroin and fentanyl overdoses in the U.S.

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