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Ruben Gallego: “Beef will get more expensive, bacon will get more expensive.”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

Big Agriculture Monopoly Is Driving Up Your Grocery Bill

Published March 5, 2026 | Video Starts at 03:32

And it's only going to get worse if we don't make actions such as this right now. Beef will get more expensive, bacon will get more expensive. And once that happens and it becomes economically unattainable for our cattle ranchers to grow domestically cattle, it eventually becomes a piece of meat that is so expensive. (03:32–03:36)

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