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Cuts to Federal Food Assistance Will Hurt Residents Just As DC Enters Recession

By Erica Williams and LaMonika Jones • April 2, 2025 • Inclusive Economy

More than 140,000 residents of the District of Columbia are at risk of not having enough to eat if the proposals in Congress to make substantial cuts to the nation’s primary food assistance program are not defeated.  

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