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Peter Welch: “I was hearing from my farmers and it got me concerned, I was hearing from our consumers, it got me concerned, and when…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2016
I was hearing from my farmers and it got me concerned, I was hearing from our consumers, it got me concerned, and when they wrecked my chainsaw, I had to get involved.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch explains his motivation to address issues caused by ethanol.

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