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Chuck Schumer: “He wants to use them as hostages so that Democrats will stop…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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On Saturday, for the first time in American history, a vicious, heartless president is cutting off food stamps to hungry children, elderly who can't afford enough food to feed themselves, veterans who are down on their luck, all because He wants to use them as hostages so that Democrats will stop fighting for people's health care. We can do both provide better health care and provide SNAP benefits to the tens of millions who need it. This president is a fucking liar. (00:17–00:24)

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Asserts that the president is using food stamp recipients as leverage against Democrats.

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