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Jahana Hayes: “Right now in many of those countries that I visited, I see how drought has caused food shortages, jeopardizing school…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2019
Right now in many of those countries that I visited, I see how drought has caused food shortages, jeopardizing school meals for more than 800,000 children.
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Jahana Hayes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Hayes highlights the impact of drought on children's access to school meals.

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