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Peter Welch: “But the fact of the matter is, we are at a point today, July 14th, where dairy farmers are out there borrowing money to…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2009
But the fact of the matter is, we are at a point today, July 14th, where dairy farmers are out there borrowing money to pay operating costs for their farms.
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Peter Welch
Democratic · Vermont

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Welch highlighted the financial struggles of dairy farmers borrowing for operating costs.

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