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Peter Welch: “Our small farmers in Vermont...are going to pay about 35%…”

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

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Welch on Trump's Reckless War in Iran

Published | Video Starts at 08:00

The average American family is also going to pay an extra $2,000 at the pump. With the increase in gas prices, families in Vermont are going to pay $1,000 more to heat their homes. Our small farmers in Vermont...are going to pay about 35% more for fertilizer. just as planting season begins. We owe candor to the American people when it comes to what is going to be required for this war. (08:00–08:10)

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Asserts that Vermont farmers will face a 35% increase in fertilizer costs.

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