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Patrick Morrisey: “We have 270,000 plus people on SNAP.”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey says National Guard has been activated to food banks

Published | Video Starts at 04:11

A lot of the efforts that we're taking to make sure that people don't get hungry. That's the ultimate goal we have to make sure we're protecting our people. Margaret, you're right. We have 270,000 plus people on SNAP. But once again, there's one reason why they're not getting the resources. It's because people are insisting to add all these new pieces on top of just a bill to keep the government open. (04:11–04:15)

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Asserts that over 270,000 people in West Virginia are on the SNAP program.

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