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Tom Tiffany: “Chinese have used [ginseng] as a pawn for years.”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Dryden Y Live Interview with Congressman Tom Tiffany on Legislative Updates and Wisconsin Issues

Published | Video Starts at 20:31

So that's hurting our farmers. You know, you look at ginseng, which is primarily growing in Marathon county Here in the 7th congressional district, the Chinese have used [ginseng] as a pawn for years. It is time. And I'm reaching out to Peter Navarro and the trade representative and saying, you got to put ginseng on the list with China, that they've got to, … (20:31–20:35)

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