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Richard Blumenthal: “21% of [Senator Lujan's] constituents depend on the SNAP…”

Featuring: Richard Blumenthal, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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'It's cruel and it's stupid': Sen. Blumenthal blasts GOP for blocking emergency SNAP funding

Published | Video Starts at 00:48

And the reason they are not doing it is simply to cause more pain to people who are the most vulnerable. And in the state of New Mexico, for example, where Senator lujan is from, 21% of [Senator Lujan's] constituents depend on the SNAP program in Connecticut, it's a lower percentage, but still very significant, 1 out of 10. This program is a lifeline and the administration simply wants to cause more suffering to people. (00:48–00:59)

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Asserts that 21% of constituents in New Mexico and 10% in Connecticut depend on SNAP.

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