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Michael Bennet: “Instead of a dust bowl, today's farmers and ranchers are dealing with a 1,200-year drought.”

On the recordJune 26, 2024
Instead of a dust bowl, today's farmers and ranchers are dealing with a 1,200-year drought.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet highlights the severity of the current drought affecting agriculture.

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