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Mark Pocan: “11 million people will lose food assistance.”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Wisconsin Legislative Challenges and Opportunities: A Discussion with Mark Pocan, Sara Rodriguez, Dianne Hesselbein, and Speaker D

Published | Video Starts at 20:26

Yeah, thanks for pointing that out. Yeah. Let's talk about the food assistance you just talked about, Diane, because that is another one where the proposals that were in that Republican bill, 11 million people will lose food assistance. The SNAP program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits people. It's the number one program, actually, that keeps kids out of poverty. It's about $6.20 a day of food assistance right now. (20:26–20:29)

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Asserts that 11 million people will lose food assistance due to proposals in a Republican bill.

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