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Edward Markey: “We do not have a food shortage in the United States of…”

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

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Senator Markey Speaks at Mayor Wu's Press Conference on SNAP Benefits During Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 02:58

And that is what is being violated today, that agreement that those who are most needy will have access to this food which is being grown. We have the richest nation in the world. We do not have a food shortage in the United States of America right now. We have a food distribution problem to ensure that those who are most in need will receive it. (02:58–03:03)

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