It helps postpartum moms and babies eat nutritious food. It used to be bipartisan. Even the MAHA report talked about the health benefits of the program. And WIC participation has been steadily increasing. Now, to the gentlelady's point, there was a slight dip in participation thanks to the Republican government shutdown. I mean, if my friends did their homework and did their research and, and cared about facts, they would know that. (12:30–12:34)
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Asserts that participation in the WIC program has been steadily increasing.
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