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Edward Markey: “One third of all Massachusetts residents are running low or…”

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 02:26

They could get it done, Very simple. But they refuse to negotiate. They refuse to come back to Washington. That means right now In Massachusetts, over 2 million people have food insecurity. One third of all Massachusetts residents are running low or cannot afford to buy enough food. Each month in the past year, one in three Massachusetts households with children experience child level food insecurity. (02:26–02:33)

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Asserts that one-third of Massachusetts residents struggle to afford food.

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