We got the thrifty food plan updated to adjust for how much it costs to feed a family of four, and they want to roll that back and bring those numbers down. You hear a lot about the increase in that program. It [the thrifty food plan] was about $1 of an increase a day, but it hadn't been adjusted in almost 50 years. One of the other things that we were able to do. I'm very proud of this myself. And Congressman Mcgovern from Massachusetts, we were able to get a White House conference on hunger. (04:12–18:08)
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