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Raphael Warnock: “Do you realize, Madam Secretary—with all due respect—how sterile that answer sounds…right now, somebody is trying to buy…”

On the recordJune 11, 2026
Do you realize, Madam Secretary—with all due respect—how sterile that answer sounds…right now, somebody is trying to buy groceries in Georgia and they can’t afford them
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Raphael Warnock
Democratic · Georgia

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Senator Warnock challenges Agriculture Secretary on grocery prices.

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