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Raphael Warnock: “The Strait of Hormuz has been closed now for over 100 days…”

Featuring: Raphael Warnock, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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USDA Secretary Blames Biden Administration for High Grocery Prices

Published | Video Starts at 04:15

And, you know, there's not, there's so many things that they don't control. And so these margins become really important when you're talking about tariffs. But it's not just the tariffs. The Strait of Hormuz has been closed now for over 100 days. And President Trump's war in Iran has destabilized international fertilizer and fuel markets. Skyrocketing costs. Right in the middle of planning season. Is the administration planning to ask Congress for more taxpayer dollars, more taxpayer money to aid farmers so that they can afford the cost of this war? (04:15–04:27)

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Asserts that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed for over 100 days, destabilizing markets due to Trump's war in Iran.

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