Oregon Proposes Law to Give Food Aid to All, Including Migrants

COVID-era food support programs for the populations most vulnerable to starvation are being withdrawn now that the public health emergency has been declared over. In some states, political leaders are proposing that local governments continue providing food benefits for those excluded under federal law. In Oregon, legislator Ricki Ruiz, who says he has experienced the scourge of hunger, is pushing for a food-for-all law. He discusses the proposal with Chelis López. You can hear the full interview in the archives of Línea Abierta for Thursday, March 2 at radiobilingue.org.

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