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Tammy Baldwin: “For over sixty years, Wisconsin farmers have struggled with the inequity of the current pricing system, which sets milk…”

On the recordNovember 22, 1999
For over sixty years, Wisconsin farmers have struggled with the inequity of the current pricing system, which sets milk prices according to the distance from Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin
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congress.gov
Nov 22, 1999

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Historical context of milk pricing inequity affecting Wisconsin farmers.

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