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Patrick Morrisey: “We're not seeing the shortages.”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

Gov. Morrisey Provides Update on Food Banks and National Guard Operations

Published November 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 10:24

Right. We're trying to be prudent about it. And now we're evaluating. We're getting reports that at least from where we are now, We're not seeing the shortages. If we hear about it, we're gonna run to the fire, we're gonna run to the problem. We're gonna make sure they have resources. (10:24–10:27)

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Asserts that there are currently no shortages being observed.

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“We had pledged a total of 14.1 million to fill in for the shortfalls for SNAP benefits.”
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“We've already distributed 8.6 million of that [14.1 million].”
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“1.1 million accelerating the dollars that the legislature put in, another 5 million through our contingency fund distributed to the food…”
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“On Friday, another 2.5 million went out the door.”
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“The money that we put out is covering the immediate needs of the food banks and the food pantries and also the anticipated needs in the…”
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“The West Virginia National Guard has 202 service members supporting the mission.”
Gov. Morrisey Provides Update on Food Banks and National Guard Operations | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 06:26-06:33
“So far, they've delivered 6,653 boxes of food to food pantries throughout the state.”
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“They've supplied another 3,936 boxes directly to citizens at pop up food pantries.”
Gov. Morrisey Provides Update on Food Banks and National Guard Operations | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 06:40-06:48
“They've even established 20 of these pop up pantries around the state.”
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“They've also dedicated over 1000 manpower hours to the mission and they've driven more than 6,900 miles.”
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“We had at least $300,000 in donations combined with Facing Hunger Food bank and Mountaineer Food Bank.”
Gov. Morrisey Provides Update on Food Banks and National Guard Operations | Uploaded November 4, 2025 | 08:33-08:43
“Mountaintop Beverage pledged to donate over 55,000 cartons of milk.”
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“There's going to be a truck tomorrow filled with over $50,000 worth of fruit and vegetables from a company called R4.”
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“SNAP cards are going to be turned on relatively soon, they'll be turned on not at the full benefit.”
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“If I determine that through after the 14 million, we need more resources, I will call the legislature back into session.”
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“The most recent news is that 50% [of SNAP benefits] will get loaded.”
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“It's estimated to be approximately 50% [contribution].”
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“We're going to be transferring another two and a half million to get over the 10 million mark.”
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“By Thursday, we expect we'll be over $10.1 million.”
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“We think we get up to the 14 million.”
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“We're going to make sure that people are not going hungry.”
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“If by, say, Thursday, we're at $10.1 million, and if there's need for more, we're going to make sure that that's available.”
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“We planned to have significant expansions of our energy production and usage.”
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“West Virginia is going to play a very strong, if not dominant, role within PGM because we have the ability to provide the energy resources.”
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“The cost of producing those data centers is not going to be passed on to the consumers.”
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“I have talked to the leadership of the House and of the Senate, and I think that their comments have been very positive, that they could…”
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“We've only talked about the SNAP related issues, so I think that's the focus right now.”
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“Through the weekend we were at about 600 calls [to 211].”
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“We're going to have the resources we need.”
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