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Tom Tiffany: “We are destroying some of the most productive farmland in…”

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

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Just in one year. Yeah. So the witnesses stated it very well. Do you know how much the subsidies are that we pay for these intermittent sources of power? $50,000 an acre. We are destroying some of the most productive farmland in America as we speak, including in places like the great state of Wisconsin. And guess what's happened to the great state of Wisconsin and their utility rates since then? We've went from the second lowest in the Midwest to the second highest. (00:37–00:45)

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Asserts that productive farmland in America, including Wisconsin, is being destroyed.

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