Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
We live in the richest country in the history of the world, and we have a big chunk of our population that doesn't know whether they can put food on the table.
Said by
Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern highlights the issue of hunger in a wealthy nation.

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