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Russ Fulcher: “In Covid, the SNAP program, the food stamp program really…”

Featuring: Russ Fulcher, Republican | U.S. House Idaho, 1st Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:04

2018, I believe, was the last one, and it was in the neighborhood of 800 billion. The other thing that happened since 2018 was Covid. And In Covid, the SNAP program, the food stamp program really increased. And so there's another argument for some of us, maybe we should make sure that goes back to pre Covid levels. So there's the debate and that's why this thing has stalled out. (03:04–03:09)

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Asserts that the SNAP program increased during the COVID pandemic.

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