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Byron Donalds: “We now call them SNAP benefits.”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

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Byron Donalds Addresses Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida

Published | Video Starts at 02:12

That's just the history. That's the truth. The government's so bad at it, they got out of that business and just gave people these things called food stamps. We now call them SNAP benefits. And that's what they gave people to go to the supermarket and buy it for themselves. Because at some point, somebody realized giving away food out of a government store is not what the government should be doing. (02:12–02:15)

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