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Maria Cantwell: “The average cost of weekly groceries in the state of…”

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 02:02

SNAP benefits as we know, help with the average household receiving benefits, or about $5.92 a day. Yes, that means that the fourth most expensive state to buy groceries in the US and that The average cost of weekly groceries in the state of Washington is $287. over 1,000 per month. So we know that the SNAP benefit program helps us. So we know this administration likes to go from crisis to crisis. (02:02–02:09)

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Asserts that the average weekly grocery cost in Washington state is $287.

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