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Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Texas Rep. Greg Casar Tells Forbes How He Would Address 'Humanitarian Crisis' At Southern Border

Published | Video Starts at 20:13

There is an increasing sense amongst Democrats and Republicans that it doesn't make good sense that there's a very small handful of companies that control almost all of the meat that is processed in this country, A very small handful of companies control almost all the eggs that are produced in this country. And so if we want to tackle issues of inflation and rising food costs, then that might mean that we need to support our smaller producers and bring some more competition to the system if we want to decrease prices. (20:13–20:32)

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Asserts that a few companies control most egg production in the U.S.

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