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Cory Booker: “A tiny pilot program lets some SNAP recipients double a…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Sen. Cory Booker Warns of U.S. Health Crisis & Calls for "Food is Medicine" Reform Plan | AC1N

Published | Video Starts at 06:30

H E A L Healthy eating for American Lives. It's not a slogan. It's a policy agenda. And here's what it looks like. Three moves right now. Number one, double the bucks right now. A tiny pilot program lets some SNAP recipients double a portion of their benefits when they buy fresh fruits and vegetables. It works. I met a woman on an urban farm in my city, Newark, whose diabetes reversed because of the abundance of it. (06:30–06:39)

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Asserts the existence of a pilot program for SNAP recipients to double benefits for fresh produce.

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