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Jasmine Crockett: “There are some amendments to clarify that the president is…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Published | Video Starts at 16:25

All right, so in the minibus, what they got was that SNAP benefits would be funded for a full year. So basically, if we do shut down, trying to prevent people from standing in long food lines again. But There are some amendments to clarify that the president is required to use the emergency funds. that are sitting there. If there is another similar scenario to what we had, because, you know, we never really contemplated an American president that wants to starve his people. (16:25–16:33)

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Asserts that amendments require the president to use emergency funds in certain scenarios.

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