WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:

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Reed: 'Soft-Boiled' Egg Price Manipulation Settlement Not All It's Cracked Up to Be

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WASHINGTON, DC - For years U.S. Senator Jack Reed cried "fowl" over inflated egg prices and urged the federal government to 'crack down' on unfair, anti-competitive market manipulation by the 'Big Egg' industry.