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John Hickenlooper: “The price of eggs went up to $8.50, not by accident because…”

Featuring: John Hickenlooper, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Colorado

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Tim's Address on Political Frustrations and Civic Engagement in Grand Junction

Published | Video Starts at 02:59

You look at the cuts in and it's been so reckless and so rapid. They're hiring back people. They cut all the nuclear safety engineers. Think about that. How could that possibly ever happen? You know, The price of eggs went up to $8.50, not by accident because of the avian flu. So chicken farmers all over the country, including Colorado, were having to Put down their entire flocks and then have to rebuild them. (02:59–03:06)

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Asserts that the price of eggs increased to $8.50 due to the avian flu.

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