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Derrick Van Orden: “SNAP is not a global program. It's a program paid for by…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Rep. Van Orden Speaks on Improving SNAP Efficiency in House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:55

And these programs should be as widely available as possible to the people that are in need. Not just widely available. And we're talking about having illegal aliens on these programs. SNAP is not a global program. It's a program paid for by American citizens, for American citizens. And I think that we can agree on that. I think that's wonderful. But there's room for improvement. And the error rates, the initial idea was to charge every state 25% for error rates. (00:55–01:02)

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Asserts that SNAP is exclusively for American citizens and funded by them.

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