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Edward Markey: “They [Republicans] cut food assistance programs for almost…”

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

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That's the day when SNAP benefits stop being added to ebt cards for 40 million Americans because Trump and MAGA Republicans refused to use a $5.5 billion emergency fund to make sure families get to eat. Some of those … They [Republicans] cut food assistance programs for almost $200 billion to help finance those tax cuts for their billionaire buddies. … hungry residents. A reality that was quite clear when I met with food bank leaders and anti hunger organizers at Project Bread in East Boston on Friday. (07:17–09:19)

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Asserts that Republicans cut nearly $200 billion from food assistance to fund tax cuts for billionaires.

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