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Article: Sen. Richard Lugar and Rep. Jim McGovern Urge Strong Action on Hunger.
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- Politics & Government Week
- Article date:
- November 20, 2008
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Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) pushed for strong action to combat hunger in the U.S. and around the world. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Alliance to End Hunger, Sen. Lugar and Rep. McGovern spoke to more than 100 hunger advocates from non-profit organizations, universities, faith-based groups and major corporations urging them to engage the new Obama administration and Democratic Congress on the issue of hunger.
In his remarks, Sen. Lugar stated, "As we contemplate the policies of the next administration and Congress in a time of extreme economic uncertainty, we must remind ourselves that hunger has its own timetable. It ...