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Jim McGovern: “People don't want to manage hunger. They want to end it.”

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

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Part of the reason why, you know, you see some of these candidates getting elected to the establishment doesn't really like very much, is because people are frustrated that we're not fighting hard enough, that we're not standing up for bold solutions. People don't want to manage hunger. They want to end it. You know, people don't want to, you know, get another tax credit on health care. They want us to make sure they can afford their health care and that it is available for everybody. (08:53–08:56)

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Asserts that people want to end hunger, not just manage it.

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