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Rebecca Cooke: “We had to sell our cows because of the price of milk and in…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:11

I grew up on a dairy farm here showing cows and 4H. From the time I was like 7 years old and could hold a halter like a lot of Wisconsin farmers, We had to sell our cows because of the price of milk and in competition with larger dairies. I've run a small business in this district and I'm also waitressing while I'm running for Congress three nights a week, while I run for Congress seven days a week. (01:11–01:16)

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Asserts that small dairy farms are struggling due to milk prices and competition with larger dairies.

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