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Rebecca Cooke: “This war in Iran that's increased diesel prices, fertilizer…”

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

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Rebecca Cooke

Published | Video Starts at 03:21

And that's the other issue. I think farmers are getting squeezed, squeezed, squeezed at every turn. Reciprocal tariffs that we've seen and how that's impacted our soybean and cranberry industries and also This war in Iran that's increased diesel prices, fertilizer prices, and just increased prices across the board. I think for consumers, too, that those costs get passed on to them. You've been hearing a little bit about the 765 kilovolt transmission lines. Yes, you've been learning about that. (03:21–03:27)

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