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On the recordMay 31, 2011
We are sacrificing our future to allow hunger and malnutrition to exist at the rates they do in this country.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings highlights the impact of hunger on future generations and the need for better nutrition programs.

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