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Brian Schatz: “About 20 million people of them actually have jobs.”

Featuring: Brian Schatz, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Hawaii

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Published October 29, 2025 | Video Starts at 06:39

And so we have these SNAP benefits to make up for our policy failure. And 40 million people need it. 20 million people. About 20 million people of them actually have jobs. And most of the rest of them are the elderly or the disabled. And I don't know what the hell has come of this country when the President of the … (06:39–06:44)

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Asserts that about 20 million SNAP recipients have jobs.

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