Senator Tester, for 20 years, my wife. Cheryl and I had a custom butcher shop. Processing meat is really important for a state like Montana that has more cows than people. The investments that have been made by the federal government... in some of these small butcher shops, is really money in the bank. It will help ranchers add value to their bottom line, and it will help consumers purchase more affordable, in this case, meat. (45:33–45:41)
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