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Jahana Hayes: “If we are not continuing to invest in [SNAP programs], that…”

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

Jahana Hayes Questions Tom Vilsack About SNAP Benefits

Published February 24, 2024 | Video Starts at 00:34

I think it is pretty basic math to say that as more people are accessing these programs and it's growing, If we are not continuing to invest in [SNAP programs], that is, in essence cutting SNAP benefits. You can call it whatever you want, but we pulled data from the CBO's may baseline that refutes that account. (00:34–00:39)

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Asserts that not investing in SNAP programs effectively cuts benefits.

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