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What was the name of the Senate committee that George McGovern chaired from 1968 to 1977?

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture

  • Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs

  • Senate Committee on Health

  • Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

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George McGovern chaired the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs from 1968 to 1977. Under his leadership, the committee publicized the problem of hunger within the United States and issued the "McGovern Report," which led to a new set of nutritional guidelines for Americans.
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