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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
I, personally, have a Congressional district so rural and poverty so high, they feed them dinner before they send them home.
Said by
Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Highlights the need for school meal programs in rural, impoverished areas.

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