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| https://web.archive.org/web/20140222205436/http://mckinley.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=49&itemid=1815 | Cumberland Times-News: McKinley visits food pantry, hears of struggles making ends meet | 2013-09-18 | 2013 | 2013-09 | Republican | House | WV | David McKinley | M001180 | web.archive.org | legacy | U.S. Rep. David McKinley visited the Faith in Action Food Pantry on Monday to discuss the gap in qualifications for food stamps. Every day in America 11,000 people go on food stamps and one in seven people is on food stamps, according to McKinley. The food pantry uses the U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines and a lot of people fall into the category where they make too much to qualify for food stamps but still have trouble making ends meet, according to?Robin?Ravenscroft, who is in charge of public relations for the food pantry. “There is a big gap,” said Ravenscroft. A client of the food pantry noted that she doesn’t qualify for food stamps despite the fact that she has a minimum wage job. “I have a hard time making it month to month. If I can come here I can get fresh fruit and vegetables,” she said. “I get things I’m not able to buy at the grocery store because the prices are so high.” McKinley said there are people in?Washington,?D.C., working to correct the food stamp issue. To read entire article, click here. | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |