If we increase the support price, somebody has to buy that product and that ends up being the government, and I don't think that is going to work in the long run.
Peter Welch: “If we increase the support price, somebody has to buy that product and that ends up being the government, and I don't…”
On the recordJuly 13, 2009
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Welch expresses concern about government purchasing due to increased support prices.
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