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Jahana Hayes: “I have a piece of legislation closing the college hunger gap…”

Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

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Jahana Hayes Questions Tom Vilsack About SNAP Benefits

Published | Video Starts at 04:52

And like you, I agree that the government does work. We can make it work. I can tell you when a storm hits and FEMA comes, people are happy to see the government. I have a piece of legislation closing the college hunger gap which does exactly that. When students apply for a FAFSA, they would know if they were eligible for a program like SNAP. And we're all, it's one government. We have the ability to communicate across agencies, and I think we could do a better job of doing that. (04:52–05:02)

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Asserts that she has legislation to inform students applying for FAFSA about their eligibility for SNAP.

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