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Kenny Hulshof: “It is, of course, noteworthy that when hunger strikes, it does not ask for party affiliation. Hunger does not care if…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1997
It is, of course, noteworthy that when hunger strikes, it does not ask for party affiliation. Hunger does not care if one is a liberal or a conservative or a Democrat or a Republican. In fact, when the pangs of hunger are most sharply felt, it is often by those 13 million who are not even old enough to vote. But the good news, I suppose, is that hunger is a curable disease. Hunger relief is in transition, but I think as the Federal Government, Mr. Speaker, steps out of the equation, then the solution does shift to the faith-based and community-based charities to reach out to those in need. And I think this transition actually strengthens the resolve of those creative people, those ministers, lay ministers, and others within the communities, to reach out to those in need.
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Kenny Hulshof
Missouri

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Discussing hunger relief and the role of community and faith-based organizations.

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