Julián Castro's Thanksgiving message: Make hunger a national priority

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Julián Castro lays out plan for tackling hunger in America ahead of Thanksgiving

At times in his childhood, Julián Castro saw his mom shorten the grocery list in the lean times to make sure they could pay the month’s bills.

“The grocery list was limited. There where months when the electricity got turned off,” Castro told NBC News. “One of my earliest memories is of a family friend bringing a box with food in it from the food bank.” “Doctors chalked that up to stress and I believe it was the stress of providing for my brother and me at the time,” he said.

Castro's plan includes identifying food deserts — areas without any grocery stores or places to buy nutritious food, usually in minority and rural communities — and making them eligible for federal grants and support, including more community and government-run grocery stores, farmers markets and food banks.

 

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Why now? Why not years ago when he first got into politics. No sincerity or genuine compassion here....only politics! realDonaldTrump has done more in 3 years than ALL Democrats running for president......collectively!

We got it : POTUS realDonaldTrump is making sure EVERY American who wants a good paying job can get a good paying job and keep a good paying job... vs. Democrats' plan: Deliver food boxes to families. FreeStuff Socialism TrumpDerangementSyndrome

This guy is a loser

Will thousands of families’ Thanksgiving be destroyed fighting over the Julian Castro juggernaut to the nomination?

How about poverty in America? Homelessness?

He needs to work on a plan for his hunger since he’s going nowhere.

Is he going to become a farmer? Cause he is full of shit.

People could start by filling some of the 7 million jobs.

Julián Castro lays out plan for tackling hunger in America ahead of Thanksgiving, really!, This clown is in the wrong business, ought to try his hand at Stand Up Comedy'...

How bout he donates the funds from his dead end campaign for starters?

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