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Derrick Van Orden: “We're spending over $11 billion for administrative costs.”

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 04:27

And neither do my Democrat colleagues. We don't want a single child to go to bed hungry in the United States of America. But when we're spending 11.1223-78364, We're spending over $11 billion for administrative costs. That's what we need to nip in the bud so that money goes to the hungry child. And that's what we're trying to get at. There's no viciousness here. (04:27–04:33)

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Asserts that over $11 billion is spent on administrative costs for SNAP nationwide.

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