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Jasmine Crockett: “Tyson is laying off about 1700 folk at that plant.”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Published | Video Starts at 05:48

Right. Like our farmers and ranchers are filing record bankruptcies right now. And even when I was in Amarillo standing with workers at Tyson, Tyson is laying off about 1700 folk at that plant. And the ripple effects are real. So it started with our ranchers who are struggling right now, especially once this administration decided to send $40 billion to Argentina to support … (05:48–05:54)

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Asserts that Tyson is laying off about 1,700 workers at a plant.

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