Jim McGovern: “I don't think that it serves us to be starving people abroad. I think…”

On the recordMay 10, 2023

I don't think that it serves us to be starving people abroad. I think that it helps Americans for us to be feeding people all over the world.

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Jim McGovern

Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern emphasizes the importance of aiding global food security for American benefit.

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Jim McGovern: “I don't think that it serves us to be starving people abroad. I think that it helps Americans for us to be feeding…”

Editor's note · Context