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

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

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Rep. Derrick Van Orden's challengers attend candidate forum in La Crosse

Published | Video Starts at 01:36

I'm Rebecca Cook. I grew up in the Eau Claire area raising registered Holsteins on our dairy farm. But like a lot of Wisconsin farmers, We had to sell our cows because of the price of milk and competition with larger dairies. which was tough. But that's the story of a lot of folks throughout Wisconsin. And that's a key reason why I'm running for Congress. (01:36–01:41)

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Asserts that Wisconsin farmers are forced to sell cows due to milk prices and competition with larger dairies.

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