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Edward Markey: “One in three SNAP recipients in Massachusetts is a child.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:14

It is a national disgrace. In Massachusetts, 1.1 million people will struggle to put food on their tables starting Saturday. That's one in six people in our state. One in three SNAP recipients in Massachusetts is a child. At the Stop and shop in Malden, three blocks from my house right now, it's 429. It's $4.29 for a gallon of store brand whole milk. (08:14–08:19)

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