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Marcy Kaptur: “--Just to say that the first obligation is to feed the hungry, feed the hungry. And I don't think the gentleman would…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2013
--Just to say that the first obligation is to feed the hungry, feed the hungry. And I don't think the gentleman would want to have on his conscience any harm to the senior citizens of this country, so I'd ask you to rereview your budget and fix it.
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Marcy Kaptur
Democratic · Ohio
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Mar 19, 2013

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