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John Fetterman: “They suspended SNAP for 45 days.”

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Published February 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:29

It's like it's wrong to shut it down. We can find a better way forward to deliver those kinds of health care things. And now no one's talking about health care anymore. And They suspended SNAP for 45 days. And I have constant, you know, stream of government workers expressing their, their gratitude saying hey, thank you. Because it's like I haven't get paid for five weeks. (09:29–09:33)

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Asserts that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was suspended for 45 days.

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