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Hakeem Jeffries: “42 million Americans don't go hungry as a result of the…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Leader Jeffries on MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber

Published | Video Starts at 03:41

$40 billion to bail out their right wing wannabe dictator leader of Argentina in a way that was also going to benefit some of their financier buddies in New York, but can't find a dime to make sure that 42 million Americans don't go hungry as a result of the Republican decision to unlawfully withhold SNAP benefits. And of course, during the same period of time, we see these lavish parties being thrown. (03:41–03:52)

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Asserts that 42 million Americans risk hunger due to withheld SNAP benefits.

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