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Chuck Schumer: “Rochester Head Start, they get a check next week. Should…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Chuck Shumer Addresses Trump's blocked federal funding pause

Published | Video Starts at 20:25

A food bank, Feedmore in western New York, fearful that they wouldn't be making deliveries to hungry people. Should they shutter their operation? Rochester Head Start, they get a check next week. Should they shut down Head Start? And what will happen to all the families whose kids go to Head Start and who work, can't go to work. I got calls from the Family and Children's association of Long Island. (20:25–20:32)

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Asserts that Rochester Head Start was uncertain about continuing operations due to funding issues.

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