Ayanna Pressley: “SNAP feeds more than 42 million people in America, including…”

“Snap, our nation's critical food assistance program, could lose funding as early as next week. This is the same program that SNAP feeds more than 42 million people in America, including 16 million children, 4 million people with disabilities, and 1 million veterans. As the Senator spoke to here in Massachusetts, over a million residents rely on SNAP to to put food on the table.” (15:01–15:08)

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