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Steve Scalise: “Demand is up, supply is down. And now we're getting hammered…”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 17 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 17:53

I want to read a quote from the director of the food bank in the New Orleans area. He said, quote, Demand is up, supply is down. And now we're getting hammered by the fallout from the government shutdown. as more and more people who may have been expecting to get that paycheck to buy groceries so now they'll come to us or one of our 500 partners to get food assistance. (17:53–18:01)

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Asserts that food banks are experiencing increased demand and decreased supply due to the shutdown.

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