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John Garamendi: “So, instead of spending $25 million in basically what is a subsidy, a welfare check, we could just maintain the food…”

On the recordMarch 14, 2016
So, instead of spending $25 million in basically what is a subsidy, a welfare check, we could just maintain the food program as it is today and ship food, keeping the ships busy, keeping the mariners busy, and actually doing something, rather than a welfare check.
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John Garamendi
Democratic · California

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Garamendi argues for maintaining food programs to utilize ships and mariners effectively.

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