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Rosa DeLauro: “We have an abundance of food here in this country.”

Featuring: Rosa DeLauro, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 3rd Congressional District

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Press Conference on Trump Admin's Cruel SNAP Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 08:16

Let me just conclude by saying to you that does anybody believe there is a shortage of food in the United States of America? Anyone who believes that? No. We have an abundance of food here in this country. and the President is required by law to use the remaining money in the contingency fund that Congress appropriated. It's not up for debate. (08:16–08:21)

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