For this interfaith group, fasting was a universal and powerful way to discourage an elected representative from voting to significantly restrict the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
From drug-testing mandates to "harvest boxes," what battles over federal food assistance tell us about nutrition, class, politics, and the economy.
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