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Chris Coons: The total number of people hungry has increased to 273 million, more than doubling the number living in hunger in 2019

On the recordMay 10, 2022
The total number of people hungry has increased to 273 million, more than doubling the number living in hunger in 2019
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons cites alarming statistics on global hunger exacerbated by the war.

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