Don Beyer: “Another 42 million Americans would go hungry as they're…”

“Is day 29 of the government shutdown, and Republicans still refuse to come to the table to discuss a way out. Thousands of federal workers across the country haven't been paid. They're struggling to feed themselves. And Another 42 million Americans would go hungry as they're going to lose SNAP benefits in a week. Many of them are children, they're seniors, they're people with disabilities. And tens of thousands of kids from low income families are going to lose their access to school, many meals and healthcare because Head Start funding is about to run out.” (00:12–00:17)

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