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Chuck Schumer: “The Trump administration, for instance, ordered the USDA…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:26

Still, as millions of Americans are just frightened, tens of millions, about what will happen, Trump continues to use the American people as pawns. This weekend we learned that The Trump administration, for instance, ordered the USDA, the Department of Agriculture, not to tap into emergency funds to keep SNAP benefits, food benefits, flowing to the states. The very same administration that sent $40 million to Argentina at the drop of a hat to help Trump's MAGA ally is now telling hungry families in America they can't have nutrition funding. (03:26–03:39)

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Asserts that the Trump administration ordered the USDA not to use emergency funds for SNAP benefits.

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