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John Duarte: “They used to be an American company.”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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The 13th Congressional District w/ John Duarte

Published | Video Starts at 56:47

I was like, well, I don't know. And it turns out, oh, syngenta is part of a chinese food conglomerate now. I don't know. They used to be an American company. Yeah. But now they're not. We're seeing that more and more. Yeah. Parent companies coming out of China controlling a lot that we do here. Yeah. (56:47–56:49)

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