july payment. 69% said they spent some of the extra money on food. 37% spent it on clothing. 27% spent it on utilities. you can see from the data just how critical this money is. too many families, many who are spending the money on the most essential thing, food. president biden's domestic policy adviser noted today that the number of families with kids that don't have enough to eat dropped by nearly a quarter. and for what it's worth, every dollar spent on groceries or school supplies is money that has a direct impact on the economic recovery, on the local economy. joining us now is chuck marr, at the policy on budget and priorities. chuck, this is a good one to talk about because it's helpful to people. it is low hanging fruit, relatively inexpensive, and the bang for the buck is enormous. >> it's just tremendous, ali. i think this is the first month we already have signs of how