Jim McGovern: “48 million people in this country cannot afford food.”

“Republicans decided in their big, ugly bill to make hunger worse. And with this farm bill, they are deciding to keep it worse by locking in massive cuts to food assistance. 48 million people in this country cannot afford food. And as a congressman and as an American, I'm ashamed of that. And I'm ashamed that in a nation as rich and powerful as ours, the people in charge of this town don't seem to give a damn.” (01:18–01:23)

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