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Jim McGovern: “It weakens support for Food for Peace, a program that feeds…”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 06:15

You can't say that you care about wellness while voting for a bill that will malnourish our communities. And this bill does not stop there. I mean, It weakens support for Food for Peace, a program that feeds people facing famine around the world. a program that buys from American farmers, a program that shows the world that America can still do something decent and humane. Why cut that? Who does that help? (06:15–06:22)

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Asserts that the Republican bill reduces support for the Food for Peace program, which aids famine-stricken populations globally.

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