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Jim McGovern: “You've already kicked 2.5 million Americans off of SNAP.”

Featuring: Jim McGovern, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 2nd Congressional District

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Published April 20, 2026 | Video Starts at 11:28

They're higher in rural areas because of your policies and they're getting worse. But you guys, you cut SNAP benefits for every person who relies on this program with your big ugly bill. And You've already kicked 2.5 million Americans off of SNAP. And all the cuts in the big ugly bill, they haven't even been implemented yet. And now we're hearing that in the, in your next budget resolution, reconciliation bill. (11:28–11:32)

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Asserts that 2.5 million Americans have been removed from SNAP benefits.

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