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Mark Pocan: “In the bill, they change that to the state paying 75% of the…”

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 20:45

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. The state pays half of the administrative costs. The federal government pays half. In the bill, they change that to the state paying 75% of the administrative costs and federal government 25%. Wisconsin, because we are the great state. We are, has one of the lowest error rates in the country and they changed how they address error rates and lowered the error rate. (20:45–20:52)

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Asserts that a bill proposes changing SNAP administrative cost-sharing to 75% state and 25% federal.

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