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Chuck Schumer: “Providing partial benefits is not enough, is not compliant…”

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

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Schumer 'Only Person Standing In The Way' Of Full SNAP Benefits 'Is Donald Trump'

Published | Video Starts at 01:32

Donald Trump. Even after the courts have spoken, the administration continues to use kids, seniors, disabled Americans, and working parents as political pawns, dangling the threat of hunger over their heads. Providing partial benefits is not enough, is not compliant with the law. And it's particularly cruel of Trump with the Thanksgiving season around the corner. Let me say this. Providing partial SNAP benefits is a floor and cannot be a ceiling. (01:32–01:39)

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Asserts that providing partial SNAP benefits is not legally compliant.

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