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Edward Markey: “1 in 6 people in Massachusetts will lose their ability to…”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

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Senator Markey Hosts Press Conference at Project Bread In Boston with Rep. Pressley to Protect SNAP

Published | Video Starts at 03:28

The funding that makes it possible to put food on the tables of their families. This is a low point in American history. 1 in 6 people in Massachusetts will lose their ability to provide food for their families. Next Saturday, November 1, over a million hungry people across our state will lose their food support. And this is at a time when the cost of living and the price of groceries are skyrocketing. (03:28–03:36)

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Asserts that one in six people in Massachusetts will lose food provision ability.

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