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Tim Walz: “About half the food in this country goes to waste when it's…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 07:45

These impacts are real. I'm grateful to have the governor here to share his thoughts, and I will turn it over to him now. Thank you, Jason. Governor. About half the food in this country goes to waste when it's expired. These folks here are making sure that that does not happen. And we get it done, people. So really grateful. I'm going to turn it over now to the Commissioner of Children, Youth and Family, Tiki Brown. (07:45–07:50)

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Asserts that approximately 50% of food in the U.S. is wasted due to expiration.

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