Rosa DeLauro: “There is nothing stopping the Trump administration from…”

“So they acknowledge that this fund can be used in order to deal with SNAP benefits. There is nothing stopping the Trump administration from making sure that every single one of the 42 million Americans, 16 million children, 8 million seniors, 4 million people with disabilities, 1.2 million veterans, received nutrition assistance in November. And we are at a cost of living crisis with skyrocketing food costs. And President Trump is doing right now is using the fear of that so many working people have about where their next meal is coming from as a political bargaining chip.” (05:14–05:30)

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