Ken Cook Is Having Another Episode Rep. Jim McGovern on ending hunger in the richest country in the world
48 million Americans are food insecure, congress just cut $200 billion from SNAP, and the upcoming farm bill could make things even worse. But Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) believes we have an opportunity to fight back.
McGovern joins Ken in today’s episode to break down what's really happening with America's food assistance programs, why new work requirements are kicking struggling families off benefits, and how farm subsidies enrich corporations while small farmers go bankrupt. Whose interests is Congress really serving?
While special interests are already lobbying hard for the next farm bill, McGovern believes people power is more powerful than the people in power.
If we can find billions for bailouts of Argentina and tax cuts for billionaires, but claim we're too broke to feed hungry Americans, we should probably check our math.
For a deeper dive into today’s discussion:
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