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On the recordJune 14, 2004
But to have the callousness of heart to imply that this bump up in the use of food pantries is due to people wanting 'the easy way out,' what does he mean by 'the easy way out?' This man, like myself and many others who serve in this Chamber, probably goes out and spends as much on a single meal as some families may have to try to feed themselves for several days, and for someone in that kind of position to utter a comment like that, if I was George W. Bush, I would fire that man the moment I became aware of the words he had uttered. He does not deserve to serve in this administration and to hold the high position that he holds in the Department of Agriculture. He ought to work somewhere else, but he should not be working in a program that is designed to try to help people who are in need of food and good nutrition.
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Marilyn Strickland
Democratic · Washington

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Addressing comments made about food pantry usage and the implications of those comments.

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