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Peter Welch: “I've got legislation in that would give a farmer the right…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Welch Discusses Vermont Trade Priorities in Finance Committee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 03:33

Right. Like a Vermonter. And if you can fix it and not pay a lot of money, you'd prefer to do that. That's certainly what my farmers tell me. I've got legislation in that would give a farmer the right to repair equipment that the farmer buys. And with technology now, it's like you can't fix a headlight without getting a software program, and you have to wait till somebody. And it could be days before somebody comes out. (03:33–03:40)

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Asserts that he has introduced legislation to give farmers the right to repair their equipment.

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