I have the--I think the 17th highest poverty rate in my district. Working families are facing food inflation, the water has been taken off their farms, they are having trouble making ends meet.
Jim Costa: “I have the--I think the 17th highest poverty rate in my district. Working families are facing food inflation, the water…”
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Jim Costa highlights the economic struggles faced by families in his district due to food inflation.
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