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Ed Markey: A wall across our southern border will not keep the fentanyl out. It is going to take much tougher action if we are…

On the recordJanuary 10, 2017
A wall across our southern border will not keep the fentanyl out. It is going to take much tougher action if we are going to save ultimately two Vietnams per year of deaths inside of the United States from that one drug.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the inadequacy of a border wall against fentanyl trafficking.

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