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Barack Obama: “I support a packer ban and strict enforcement of antimonopoly laws, because when meatpackers own livestock, they can…”

On the recordNovember 5, 2007
I support a packer ban and strict enforcement of antimonopoly laws, because when meatpackers own livestock, they can drive down prices and manipulate markets.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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