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John Hoeven: “We have 16 million people that are involved in farming and…”

Featuring: John Hoeven, Republican | U.S. Senate North Dakota

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In-Depth Conversation with Senator John Hoeven on North Dakota's Energy, Agriculture, and Personal Insights

Published | Video Starts at 29:57

And Americans not only have better choice, better quality, better food, they spend less of their budget on their food than any other developed country in the world. Now that's something we shouldn't take for granted. Also, We have 16 million people that are involved in farming and ranching, either directly or indirectly. And so it's all these small family owned businesses, family owned ranches and farms. Now compare that to other industries where you have just a few big countries, companies, excuse me, just a few big companies. (29:57–30:03)

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