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Ed Markey: The terrorist that is going to kill Americans on the streets of our country are the terrorists who are selling fentanyl.

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
The terrorist that is going to kill Americans on the streets of our country are the terrorists who are selling fentanyl.
Said by
Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey links fentanyl trafficking to terrorism affecting American lives.

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