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Kevin Hern: “Our whole premise behind SNAP was is the able bodied…”

Featuring: Kevin Hern, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 1st Congressional District

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One Big Beautiful Bill's Impact w/ Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK) | Hill Nation Summit 2025

Published | Video Starts at 13:33

Is there another future congressman entrepreneur out there who's a kid right now in a really tough situation? Do you worry that families might end up losing the benefits that you benefit? Yeah. So Our whole premise behind SNAP was is the able bodied Americans that could work. This is back under President Clinton days from Arkansas, by the way, and grew up in Hope, Arkansas, a very rural part of of Arkansas. (13:33–13:38)

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Asserts that the premise behind SNAP is for able-bodied Americans who can work.

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