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Peter Welch: “We fired people, so we can't deliver that food from the…”

Featuring: Peter Welch, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Senator Welch answers questions from constituents.

Published | Video Starts at 07:43

… or our local co ops, but, you know, on foreign aid, where we've got food in warehouses, by the way, it was oftentimes produced by farmers in the United States. We fired people, so we can't deliver that food from the warehouse to the hungry people who need it. It's really, I think, a horror that is being caused by the Trump administration. I really appreciate your questions because they're all absolutely essential. (07:43–07:50)

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Asserts that staff reductions have hindered food delivery from warehouses to those in need.

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