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Hunger QOTD: Rep. Jim McGovern

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Alex Morris feeds her son, André, in their Bend, OR, home. Alex depends on SNAP, WIC, and other programs to care for André, who suffers from a serious medical condition that affects his hormonal system. Photo by Brad Horn/Bread for the World.

"Hunger is a political condition – we have the resources to end it, but we lack the political will to make it happen ... the fact is that SNAP is one of the most effective programs we have."

--Rep. Jim McGovern 

 

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Posted by Bread on March 02, 2012 in Advocacy, Hunger and the U.S. Budget, Hunger QOTD, Poverty, SNAP, Social Justice, U.S. Hunger / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)

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