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Rural areas are 'hurting the most': TX lawmaker on impact of DOGE and rising costs on farmers

Escalating fertilizer and fuel costs, natural disasters and now a screwworm outbreak are adversely affecting rural Texas. MS NOW National Reporter Rosa Flores spoke with a resident in Amarillo about his experience right now. State Senator Roland Gutierrez (D-TX) joins Stephanie Ruhle to share how his constituents, and more specifically farmers, are being impacted.

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