The President and the first lady returned to Philabundance again as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. ahead of the MLK Day since they recognize hunger in America as one of the continued issues impacting children and families.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden packed carrots and apples into food boxes for the hungry and chatted with volunteers Sunday at a food bank as part of a day of service for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The traditional day of service is on the holiday, Monday, but there was a bad winter storm heading for the area and events were being rescheduled around the region. But Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., objected to extending the credit out of concern that the money would discourage people from working and that any additional federal spending would fuel inflation that has already climbed to a nearly 40-year high.They walked out to the warehouse floor as "Wish I Didn't Miss You" by Angie Stone played softly, donned some gloves and got to work.
The food boxes contained spices, fruits, vegetables, noodles, tea and juice boxes plus peanut butter and chickpeas.
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