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Doug Collins: “The family farm is still precious to me and precious to my…”

Featuring: Doug Collins, Republican | Secretary of Veterans Affairs | National

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Published September 18, 2024 | Video Starts at 01:46

It's always been, you know, one in which we have to fight for. But it is in danger. And that The family farm is still precious to me and precious to my family. My, My grandparents were dairy farmers over in Greene County. You know, they go back years in this. (01:46–01:51)

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Asserts the importance of family farms to him personally.

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