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Jim McGovern: “When giant corporations control the seeds, they can drive up…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:41

And if we're serious about lowering food costs, we have to look at those. We have to look at where those costs begin. They begin with what it costs farmers to put seeds in the ground. So When giant corporations control the seeds, they can drive up prices for farmers. Those higher costs do not disappear. They move through the food system and land on the grocery bill of every working family. And our bill takes direct aim at that. (04:41–04:47)

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Asserts that corporate control of seeds leads to higher costs for farmers.

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