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Tom Cole: “They're feeding a country that has three times as many…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Cole on Congress with guest Rep. John Moolenaar

Published | Video Starts at 22:58

I mean, 1941, almost one out of every five Americans, 19% lived on a farm or a ranch. Today it's less than 3%. And yet They're feeding a country that has three times as many people they're exporting all over the world. And, you know, we get food at a cheaper price as a percentage of our income than anybody else. (22:58–23:04)

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Asserts that the agricultural sector feeds a U.S. population three times larger than in the past and exports globally.

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