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Jim McGovern: “Over 50 million Americans are hungry or food insecure in the…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:49

If you can talk about the level of hunger in the United States. With the Trump administration cutting food assistance, driving up child hunger, well, hunger is getting worse in this country. Over 50 million 50 Over 50 million Americans are hungry or food insecure in the United States. of America, the richest country in the history of the world. It's unconscionable. And as a member of Congress, I'm ashamed of that fact. (05:49–05:54)

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