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Maria Cantwell: “In King county, nearly 200,000 people will lose benefits.”

Featuring: Maria Cantwell, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Washington

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Cantwell to Republican Colleagues: Help Us Save SNAP

Published | Video Starts at 03:15

My office released data yesterday showing where halting SNAP would cause the most damage. People in Yakima county, where more than 57,000 people, 21% of the county's residents, receive SNAP benefits. In King county, nearly 200,000 people will lose benefits. So let's be clear. The administration could fully fund SNAP benefits, do as the courts have asked, but for some reason, it's better to deny these people the benefits they deserve. (03:15–03:22)

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Asserts that nearly 200,000 people in King county are at risk of losing SNAP benefits.

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