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Josh Shapiro: “The federal government has shut down means that hundreds of…”

Featuring: Josh Shapiro, Democratic | Governor of Pennsylvania

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Governor Shapiro and DCED Sec. Siger to Make Major Economic Development Announcement

Published | Video Starts at 36:24

Anything else, Mr. Governor? Yep. With the federal cuts with snatch impacting. Local food banks, what's your reaction to. These developments as they trim? I mean, look, the. The fact that The federal government has shut down means that hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP aren't able to get it right now. And it breaks my heart to see these folks who just need a little bit extra food in order to be able to put that on the table and sustain them and their families go hungry. (36:24–36:35)

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Asserts that the federal government shutdown has stopped SNAP benefits for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians.

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