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Food Aid Turned Down by Legislature

Durrie Bouscaren
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Iowa Public Radio
Volunteers unpack donated food at the Johnson County Crisis Center in Iowa City.

In a procedural vote, the Iowa House turned down a million dollar appropriation to match private donations to Iowa’s food banks.   The legislature passed a similar measure last year, but Governor Branstad vetoed it.   One House Democrat spoke with unusual authority.   Representative Ako Abdul-Samaad  of Des Moines runs a soup kitchen as part of the Creative Visions social service agency he heads.  Here are some of his remarks.