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Jim McGovern: “USA Today says 70% of farmers can't afford fertilizer.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 12:17

So nothing in this at all addresses any of that. And I, and I'm just trying to look, you know, I mean, I mean, USA Today says 70% of farmers can't afford fertilizer. One third of the global fertilizer trade passes through the Straits of Hormuz, according to the U.N. i mean, I don't think my farmers can go with this bill and … (12:17–12:23)

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Asserts that 70% of farmers cannot afford fertilizer, according to USA Today.

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