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Dustin Burrows: “We become less and less competitive because the global price…”

Featuring: Dustin Burrows, Republican | Texas House of Representatives, District 83

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Representative Dustin Burrows on 2016 presidential election with Chad Hasty

Published | Video Starts at 05:51

I mean, whether it's not direct cost, it may be indirect purchase costs of what the products they are. So We become less and less competitive because the global price is the global price, but it costs more for us to grow cotton than it does elsewhere. So on trade, I think that they might actually have some overall good part of the narrative for us. If Hillary Clinton wins, it's safe to assume she's not going to do anything for the border. (05:51–06:00)

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Asserts that U.S. cotton production is less competitive due to higher costs.

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