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Jul 2024
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On "Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg," U.S. Congressmember Jim McGovern, who represents the 2nd Congressional District in Massachusetts. They discuss the state of food policy in America and the progress we have—and haven't—made as a country; why hunger is a political condition that can be solved; and effective programs that can improve food and nutrition security for all eaters. 

 

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