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Hakeem Jeffries: “It's the Republicans who cut $186 billion, the largest cut…”

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

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Press Conference on Trump Admin's Cruel SNAP Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 41:36

And we as House and Senate Democrats are going to continue to stand up for them. We're going to continue to stand up for nutritional assistance. It's the Republicans who cut $186 billion, the largest cut to SNAP in American history. That's they just did this in July as part of their one big ugly bill so they could reward their billionaire donors and continue to subsidize the lifestyles of the rich and shameless. (41:36–41:43)

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Asserts Republicans made the largest cut to SNAP benefits in history.

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