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Brooke Rollins: “Closing the ports have been to some of our feeders and…”

Featuring: Brooke Rollins, Republican | United States Secretary of Agriculture | National

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Governor Abbott and USDA Secretary Rollins announce escalated response to Texas screwworm outbreak

Published | Video Starts at 1:12:07

It is an important point that while it is here in Texas, it's still about 800 miles away from the port in Arizona. Understanding the significant economic harm and challenge Closing the ports have been to some of our feeders and feedlots in this side of the border. So, so it is not lost on me we will continue to watch the data very, very, very closely. And if we can move out the way we believe we can to contain the reports come in. (1:12:07–1:12:12)

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Asserts that closing the ports has impacted feeders and feedlots on this side of the border.

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