Weekend. Congressman dog john is a democrat from new jersey rippling the first district. Congressman what is the pandemic like real live . The one right up york city that really got clobbered initially. But now in southern new jersey right across from philadelphia its coming at a rapid pace now. Its really tight and tradition families get together formi thanksgiving it certainly changes. What is been the economic toll . What jobs have been lost, industries, what is it like . Ve i living kansas city literally on the river right across from philadelphia. Its the main corridor coming over. Every day the tffic is backed up. Its down almost to not being people are now seeing the longterm effects of a pandemic. As you know the unemployment ran out quiteome time ago. We are not nearly all over the district. Food insecurity which many people thought the would never be offered is a big deal. We haveines, their food distributionsl several times a week. Suburbs are just as crowded as the ordinary
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