On the recordDecember 8, 2009
The notion that we are not going to help people who are desperately in need because we have a budget crisis, I think, is unacceptable.
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congress.govJim McGovern: “The notion that we are not going to help people who are desperately in need because we have a budget crisis, I think, is…”
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McGovern emphasizes the need to help the hungry despite budget concerns.
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