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Jim McGovern: “This farm bill makes hunger worse. It means more kids go to…”

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

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Republicans Try to Push Through POISONOUS Farm Bill in the DEAD OF NIGHT

Published | Video Starts at 06:00

We are considering on the floor a five year farm bill that quite frankly does nothing for our farmers and screws over poor people and … This farm bill makes hunger worse. It means more kids go to bed without food. … all of this was debated. Most of this bill was debated in, in the middle of the night. I mean I was on the floor at 12 midnight, one o' clock in the morning. (06:00)

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Asserts that the farm bill will increase hunger and negatively impact children.

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