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Mandela Barnes: “We're fighting against those monopolies that have made it…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Mandela Barnes on MSNOW's The Weekend

Published | Video Starts at 06:30

And I want to talk about that too, because with gas prices that are going up because of the illegal war in Iran, we also see these oil and gas companies making record profits. And that is what we are fighting against. We're fighting against those monopolies that have made it difficult for our family farmers to compete and have pushed out small businesses. So the one thing that would tip the scales is a continued escalation of costs here in Wisconsin or all across the country. But as I mentioned earlier, some of those impacts have already been felt. (06:30–06:38)

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