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Kirsten Gillibrand: “Secretary Rollins, so you have cut over 160,000 New Yorkers…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published | Video Starts at 04:42

And that consternation is why so many New Yorkers are perplexed, stressed out, and find this war to be incredibly unpopular. Because they don't understand the choices that the President's making. They don't agree with those choices. Secretary Rollins, so you have cut over 160,000 New Yorkers have been kicked off SNAP. What do you have against hardworking New Yorkers, children who need SNAP, and seniors who need SNAP? Well, first of all, diesel is down under Biden versus today 581 versus 480. (04:42–04:50)

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