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Edward Markey: “A SNAP beneficiary gets $6 a day for food.”

Featuring: Edward Markey, Democratic | U.S. Senate Massachusetts

Senator Markey Hosts Press Conference on Health Care Cuts at Brigham Women's in Boston

Published November 1, 2025 | Video Starts at 09:42

In Malden, where I live in Malden, the Stop and Shop is selling a gallon of milk for $4.29 right now. A SNAP beneficiary gets $6 a day for food. That's it. It's $4 and 29 cents or a half gallon of milk in Malden right now. That is absolutely unconscionable that they are not going to provide the funding for that family. (09:42–09:47)

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Asserts that SNAP beneficiaries receive $6 a day for food.

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