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How COVID-19 is keeping food from America's hungriest

More Americans are going hungry amid economic crisis -- and many can't get help

04/30/2020

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How COVID-19 is keeping food from America's hungriest

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More Americans are going hungry amid economic crisis -- and many can't get help

The current economic crisis means rising demand for food stamps. While Congress has passed additional benefits for some recipients, a large percentage of the poorest households did not get an increase. Meanwhile, many people, from college students now at home to those at high-risk for COVID-19, are facing new complications in accessing their benefits. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports.

04/30/2020

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