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Federal worker: ‘Sometimes this is the only meal someone will get’

By Nathan Ouellette

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In the absence of a paycheck, acquiring basic necessities is becoming increasingly burdensome for furloughed federal workers. World Central Kitchen opened its doors on Pennsylvania Avenue on Wednesday with an event called #ChefsForFeds, to provide hot meals for federal workers who have been impacted by the government shutdown.

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