… that's going to make them preserve the program and strengthen it for those who need it most. So 1.4 million people in your home state of Louisiana are on Medicaid. More than 800,000 [people in Louisiana] receive SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps. Is it your contention that if any of those Louisianans lose their benefits, it's because they shouldn't have been receiving them because they were committing waste, fraud or abuse? (07:19–07:26)
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Asserts that more than 800,000 people in Louisiana receive SNAP benefits.
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