J. D. Vance: “Sometimes the states themselves have no visibility [into who…”

“In other words, if the state of California gives those food stamp benefits to an illegal alien, to a violent criminal, the federal government has no visibility. And Sometimes the states themselves have no visibility [into who is getting SNAP benefits]. So we need to work with Congress and we need some legislation that would actually force some data sharing between the state governments and the federal governments.” (04:43–04:50)

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