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On the recordMay 20, 2019
I have to tell the gentleman that his remarks were very enlightening and thoughtful. The logic of this administration and what they are thinking just does not make sense. In the end, it is going to cost us more. As you said, how is denying 1 million children lunch benefiting us as a country?
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands
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May 20, 2019

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