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David Schweikert: “Maybe we should change the way we do nutrition assistance in…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published May 29, 2024 | Video Starts at 22:36

And we're financing it with partially borrowed money. It's an honestly good economics and a moral argument. Maybe we should change the way we do nutrition assistance in America. Maybe we should do change, even down to some of the agricultural policy of adding more variety. (22:36–22:45)

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Suggests a need to reform nutrition assistance programs.

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