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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
the more we raise the cost to the end-user, and in my situation, I am talking about farmers in particular, you increase the cost to the grain farmer, the price, the cost is born by the person every time they buy a box of cereal.
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Austin Scott
Republican · Georgia

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Scott explains how regulatory costs ultimately affect consumers, especially farmers.

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