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Mark Pocan: “Rovina Naboi in Kenya. Her little daughter Jane died of…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Published | Video Starts at 02:06

One of your co conspirators, Elon Musk recently has been going nuts trying to claim no one's died and he has to name names. So let me mention a few people who've died because of these cuts. Rovina Naboi in Kenya. Her little daughter Jane died of starvation in a refugee camp because we cut back on their food and the food rations. She got sick and died. Uganda, Balama, Nigeria. USAID funded PROGRAM babies A special nutrient dense paste to avoid malnutrition. She had twins, six months old. (02:06–02:16)

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