So it is just deeply concerning to me that of all the areas where we need work that targeting children at this time where food insecurity is identified as such a critical problem in our communities, that this is the direction that the department would want to go.
Jahana Hayes: “So it is just deeply concerning to me that of all the areas where we need work that targeting children at this time…”
On the recordOctober 15, 2019
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Expressing concern over targeting children amid food insecurity issues.
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