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Elissa Slotkin: “The blockade affects is the price of plastics.”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Published | Video Starts at 05:30

And prices of food in reaction to this are going to go higher as we realize the impact of not having fertilizer on our fields or expensive fertilizer. So I would just watch that issue for the price of food. The other thing that The blockade affects is the price of plastics. People don't realize that petroleum products are what help make plastics. So think about plastic forks or plastic plates or Saran Wrap for your barbecue. (05:30–05:34)

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