As the federal shutdown stretches into November, food assistance is on hold for more than a million Michiganders.

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks joins host Robyn Vincent on The Metro to talk about what the state can do to keep families fed and what must happen in Washington. The conversation looks beyond policy to the everyday stakes: groceries, budgets, and the fragile bridge between hunger and hope.

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