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Lauren Boebert: “SNAP is more than 2/3 of the farm bill.”

Featuring: Lauren Boebert, Republican | U.S. House Colorado, District 4

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Published | Video Starts at 04:40

But when it comes to taxpayer funded programs, I think there should be limits. And certainly if it's not something that is beneficial or nutritional, it should not be in the SNAP program. SNAP is more than 2/3 of the farm bill. It would be great to get that separated and have a farm bill that just went towards our farmers. But this is a huge expense that the American taxpayers are covering each and every year. (04:40–04:44)

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Asserts that SNAP constitutes more than two-thirds of the farm bill.

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