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‘Reality is really hitting now’: This federal worker drove over an hour to a food bank that ran out of food

Denise Blake is a US Department of Defense employee and says she hasn't bought groceries since the government shutdown on October 1st. Blake told CNN she never thought she would have to go to a food bank, but with the shutdown stretching on past three weeks she needs supplies.

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