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Jimmy Panetta: “We couldn't food bank our way out of the pandemic--and we cannot food bank our way out of hunger.”

On the recordMay 25, 2021
We couldn't food bank our way out of the pandemic--and we cannot food bank our way out of hunger.
Said by
Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Panetta argues that food banking alone is insufficient to address hunger issues.

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