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Mark Pocan: “The Department of AG under President Trump admitted that it…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 22:22

I think that, you know, they just felt there was pain because SNAP benefits were being cut and the president was not using the contingency fund that Congress created. And even, by the way, The Department of AG under President Trump admitted that it was Congress's direction to use that fund for emergencies like this. and he was refusing to use it. So I think they just got tired of seeing some of those things happen. (22:22–22:31)

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Asserts that the Department of Agriculture under Trump acknowledged Congress's directive to use the contingency fund for emergencies.

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