Raphael Warnock: “We've never allowed SNAP to go dark.”

“I want people to be really clear. This is a decision that they're making. They have $5 billion in a contingency fund which was intended for just this kind of moment. We've never allowed SNAP to go dark. I think to use sick people and to pit them against hungry people, to use hungry people and weaponize them against the interest of sick people is deeply immoral.” (08:05–08:09)

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