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Elizabeth Warren: “About a third of the world's fertilizer goes through [the…”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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SAVE Act: Warren Fights Back Against "Jim Crow 2.0," Slams Trump's Reckless War in Iran

Published | Video Starts at 16:40

Trump's war with Iran means gas prices are skyrocketing for American families here at home. And Donald Trump's response? If they rise, they rise. In other words, he just doesn't care. Here's another one. Food prices. About a third of the world's fertilizer goes through [the Strait of Hormuz]. that same same Strait of Hormuz. And the prices jumped up by 30% in the days after Trump started this war. One US farmer even said his fertilizer suppliers are warning that they just can't get the fertilizer. (16:40–16:44)

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Claims one-third of global fertilizer supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

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