I am grateful for their energy and I'm grateful for their passion and and our shared work to end hunger. I urge my Republican colleagues and members of this administration to pay attention to them. We live in the richest country in the history of the world and we have 50 million Americans who are hungry or food insecure. It is unconscionable, it is shameful and we can do something about it. I yield back. (01:00–01:07)
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Asserts that 50 million Americans are hungry or food insecure despite the U.S. being the richest country historically.
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