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Rand Paul: “If we did not want to buy it, they would not sell it. If there was not a demand, there would not be a supply.”

On the recordMay 8, 2018
If we did not want to buy it, they would not sell it. If there was not a demand, there would not be a supply.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

Editor's note · Context

Rand Paul emphasizes the role of demand in narcotics trafficking.

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