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On the recordApril 13, 2021
I think we also, as a Congress, need to acknowledge that many of those transnational criminal organizations that are trafficking drugs are in place, in part, because of America's insatiable appetite for those drugs.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

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Adam Smith emphasizes the need to address drug trafficking linked to U.S. demand.

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