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Stacey Abrams: “When children stop getting school lunches in about two weeks…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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One-on-One with Stacey Abrams | Cap Times Idea Fest 2025

Published | Video Starts at 22:13

It is insufficient to fill the chasm that government fills because we can't do it at the scale that government does it. But we've got to show up and help people and remind them of why things are broken. When children stop getting school lunches in about two weeks because the SNAP cuts and the USDA cuts start to hit schools. we've got to make sure that we are handing out backpacks full of food to help those children from Friday to Sunday not starve. (22:13–22:21)

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Asserts that SNAP and USDA cuts will soon affect school lunches.

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