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Brad Lander: “Over 1 million New Yorkers experience food insecurity…”

Featuring: Brad Lander, Democratic | New York City Comptroller

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Brad Lander's Address on Trump Administration Budget Cuts Impacting New York City

Published | Video Starts at 16:15

Trump administration has already cut funding for emergency food assistance, cutting funding for food banks and stopping food deliveries. And the budget Reconciliation further targets SNAP benefits. The so here Over 1 million New Yorkers experience food insecurity, including 1 in 4 New York City kids. We'll publish the numbers for New York City, but I hope that, you know, controllers in Maine will publish the numbers in Maine so that Susan Collins understands how many … (16:15–16:24)

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Asserts that over 1 million New Yorkers, including 1 in 4 NYC kids, experience food insecurity.

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