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Rebecca Cooke: “Our family had a farm in this district for 160 years.”

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

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Rebecca Cooke with Matt – December 14, 2021

Published | Video Starts at 08:16

And I think when people lose a business like a family farm, it's not just losing a business also. It's like, it's losing a way of life and part of your heritage. Like, Our family had a farm in this district for 160 years. Like we pioneered here, you know, in the 18 hundreds to Buffalo county to start farming. And so when my dad had to sell our dairy cattle, it's not just, you know, selling, you know, something you've done for part of your life. (08:16–09:48)

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