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Jim McGovern: “If flexibility means block granting this program and limiting the amount of resources to go to help feed hungry…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2015
If flexibility means block granting this program and limiting the amount of resources to go to help feed hungry people... I have a problem with that.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern expresses concern over the potential negative implications of flexibility in hunger assistance programs.

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