Hakeem Jeffries: “The court of appeals denies the administration's request to…”

“So this is a continuation of that level of cruelty that we've seen from Republicans and the American people reject it. And you know, I hope that The court of appeals denies the administration's request to continue to suspend these SNAP benefits. And I'm thankful for the federal district court judge who did the right thing in ordering them to pay these benefits out immediately. I don't think a lot of Americans care who's to blame.” (07:17–07:27)

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