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Rebecca Cooke: “I'm running for Congress because I want to take on corporate…”

Featuring: Rebecca Cooke, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 02:48

So when you lose a business like that, it's not just losing a business, but it's a part of your traditions and heritage and your way of life. I'm running for Congress because I want to take on corporate monopolies that have really robbed us of those traditions and of our farming heritage. The smaller family run operations, 100 cows or less, have pretty much disappeared. Larry Bjork is a farmer in nearby Menominee. I'll take out the silage pile, and then you can look around at the. (02:48–02:56)

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Asserts her congressional run is motivated by a desire to challenge corporate monopolies affecting farming traditions.

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