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CEDAR RAPIDS — Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, who last week formally entered Iowa’s 2026 governor’s race , visited a southwest Cedar Rapids food pantry Tuesday to highlight how communities are stepping up as the prolonged federal government shutdown disrupts food assistance and other benefits for low-income Iowans.

Feenstra, of Hull, toured the Hames Homes Food Pantry at Summit View manufactured home community, where volunteers distribute roughly 500 to 600 bags of food weekly to families, seniors and veterans — many of whom have been affected by the halt or delay of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits during the shutdown.

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