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Jahana Hayes: “I want you to know that one in eight people in Connecticut are food-insecure, about 17 percent, or 100 in 17,000…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
I want you to know that one in eight people in Connecticut are food-insecure, about 17 percent, or 100 in 17,000 children.
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Jahana Hayes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Hayes highlights food insecurity issues affecting children in Connecticut.

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