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Richard Blumenthal: “There is money in the reserves.”

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

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

Published October 29, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:34

And that's why we have to meet the need right now. Now on snap, that funding expires this Saturday. So there's an immediate need. And yes, but there's money in the reserves. And There is money in the reserves. And again, Donald Trump could simply say spend the money. It's there for emergencies. It's contingency. We have the authority to do it. (04:34–04:36)

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