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Jim McGovern: “The PACE Community Food center [in New Bedford…”

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

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#EndHungerNow: Access to Healthy Food Choices is a HUMAN RIGHT (#144)

Published | Video Starts at 00:20

Madam speaker, last week I joined my colleague, Congressman Bill Keating in New Bedford, Massachusetts for the eighth stop on my End Hunger Now Massachusetts tour. We started the day at The PACE Community Food center [in New Bedford, Massachusetts] is an incredible model of a food pantry where clients can choose their own groceries. and and get advice from nutritionists on staff. There is dignity in food choice even when you're poor. Especially when you're poor. We then toured the new culinary center of the New Bedford Public Schools. (00:20–00:30)

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