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Phil Weiser: “The agriculture secretary [under Trump] withheld SNAP…”

Featuring: Phil Weiser, Democratic | Attorney General of Colorado

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Published | Video Starts at 02:51

And Senator Bennett voted for more of Trump's cabinet than almost any Democrat in the Senate, including people I know will talk about Brooke Rollins, for example, The agriculture secretary [under Trump] withheld SNAP benefits from Coloradans. 600,000 Coloradans would have gone hungry. I stood up. That's what Colorado does. We fight for each other and got those individuals their food assistance. I also believe in standing up for people. (02:51–02:59)

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Asserts that the Trump administration's agriculture secretary withheld SNAP benefits affecting 600,000 Coloradans.

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