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Debbie Stabenow: “This program was providing children, and is still today, with their only meal of the day, and it sends a powerful…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2015
This program was providing children, and is still today, with their only meal of the day, and it sends a powerful message to Haitian families about our American values.
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Debbie Stabenow
Democratic · Michigan

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Stabenow highlights the impact of the McGovern-Dole program in Haiti.

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