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Elissa Slotkin: “It's going to cost my state another $330 million.”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Slotkin to Trump official: When it comes to our farmers, I need facts

Published | Video Starts at 07:12

And the facts are a 100,000 Michiganders have lost their food benefits. 35,000 of that 100,000 are children. And because of the delay in how you kind of penalize states for in cost share issues, It's going to cost my state another $330 million. I want to pass a farm bill. I'm desperate for it. But we've got like, I can't be expected to watch my people go hungry and My state incur $330 million to just this year and be part of the team. (07:12–07:16)

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Asserts that a delay in cost-sharing issues will cost [Michigan] $330 million.

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