Official Says His State Has Suffered 'Highest Fentanyl Death Rate in America'

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🗓️ 24 October 2023

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West Virginia is feeling the worst effects of illicit fentanyl flowing across America’s southern border, according to state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Fentanyl is “ravaging our state,” Morrisey says, noting that is “in part because West Virginia for many decades really has had the highest drug-overdose death rate in the nation.” And now, the Mountain State has “the highest fentanyl death rate in America.” Working to secure the border will save lives in West Virginia, he says. Morrisey joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the Biden administration’s failure to secure America’s border and the growing concerns over border security given the war between Israel and Hamas. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Screenill Podcast for Tuesday, October 24th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:10.4	No state in America has lost more lives to fentanyl overdoses than West Virginia.
0:17.0	I'm sitting down today with West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrissey to discuss the growing fentanyl crisis in his state and why
0:26.6	he believed that a border wall could save American lives, not only in West Virginia, but across the entire country.
0:34.7	We also discuss President Biden's proposed $14 billion for border security.
0:40.9	And we get into the situation in Israel right now and talk about why the president has presented
0:47.6	a spending package that includes over 60 billion dollars in aid for Ukraine attached to just over 13 billion in aid for Israel.
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1:42.4	Virginia attorney general Patrick Morrissey.
1:44.4	It is my pleasure today to welcome back to the Daily Signal Podcast West Virginia Attorney General. Patrick Morrissey, Attorney General, thank you so much for being with us today.
2:01.0	Oh, it's great to be with you today. Thanks so much.
2:03.2	Well, we have a lot to talk about,
2:05.3	and I want to start by discussing an issue
2:07.9	that I know is affecting West Virginia.
2:10.0	It's affecting all Americans, and that's the crisis at our southern border. Of course over the weekend on Saturday We learned that customs and border protection has encountered over 3.2 million illegal aliens on America's borders and ports of entry over the past
2:26.4	fiscal year and so many Americans given the situation of what is happening in
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