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J. D. Vance: “When we send, for example, $8 billion to the state of…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Published | Video Starts at 06:54

And to explain this a little bit to the American people, Kaylee, the craziest thing, I mean, I was literally shocked by this the first time that I realized that When we send, for example, $8 billion to the state of California to run their food stamp program, they don't even verify eligibility. You could have illegal aliens on that program. We have no sense at the federal government, we send them $8 billion, it goes out the door. (06:54–07:03)

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Asserts that California does not verify eligibility for its food stamp program despite receiving federal funds.

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