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Alex Padilla: “SNAP doesn't just fight against hunger. It actually is a…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla Criticizes Republican Budget Bill for SNAP Cuts and Impact on Immigrant Communities

Published | Video Starts at 04:37

Thank you. Thank you for that. And we focused a lot on the devastating impacts these cuts would have, not just on recipients, but Dr. Schanzenbach, you've talked about how SNAP doesn't just fight against hunger. It actually is a driver of local economies throughout the country impacting farmers, food producers, grocery retailers, truck drivers, etc. et cetera. Can you just expand on what those economic impacts would be? Right. There's two types of the economic impacts when it comes to society. One is just during normal good times. (04:37–04:52)

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