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Jim McGovern: “A handful of billionaire companies...are not content to make…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:05

Whose side should the government be on? The corporations that rig the system and profit from it or the Farmers who grow our food and the families struggling to afford it. A handful of billionaire companies...are not content to make billions just selling seeds. just selling seeds. They want the ability to decide who can grow what and how much. Farmers must pay for the privilege of growing the food that feeds the rest of us. (03:05–03:17)

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Asserts that major companies seek more control beyond selling seeds.

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