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Sara Rodriguez: “The federal government is threatening to hold back SNAP…”

Featuring: Sara Rodriguez, Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

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Sara Rodriguez Explains Why She's Running for Governor of Wisconsin in 2026

Published | Video Starts at 10:10

I'm willing to do that, but also willing to push back when we need to. And we've seen our administration do that. In terms of the data that they're looking for, The federal government is threatening to hold back SNAP benefits to force us to do something we don't think is legal. is legal. And so we've been able to push back legally, but also just forcefully talk about why we're not doing these things. (10:10–10:25)

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Asserts that the federal government is using SNAP benefits as leverage against Wisconsin.

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