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Richard Neal: “People overwhelmingly who receive SNAP benefits go to work.”

Featuring: Richard Neal, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 1st Congressional District

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2025 Government Affairs Forum: Congressman Richard Neal

Published | Video Starts at 39:35

… Public Radio radio interviews that I did briefly and it outlined where SNAP benefits actually go. I was stunned. Long Meadow, East, Longmeadow, Wilbraham, those are high income communities and People overwhelmingly who receive SNAP benefits go to work. Because this is a chamber type audience. I think it also bears noting that there's a series of complications now in our labor participation rates. (39:35–39:41)

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Asserts that most SNAP recipients are employed.

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