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Sara Rodriguez: “We've done a little bit more math on some of the food stamp…”

Featuring: Sara Rodriguez, Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez Discusses Healthcare, Housing, and Political Challenges with Congressman Mark Pocan

Published | Video Starts at 24:21

I mean, because the bills only pass the House, you know. Right. Has there been some initial conversations about the impact that this will have? So. Yeah, so initial conversations. We've done a little bit more math on some of the food stamp cuts and what they're planning on doing. And that's like $350 million that would be sitting on Wisconsin's shoulders if we wanted to stay, even for food stamps. And that's food. I mean, come on. People like, this isn't, you know, this isn't anything that, that people shouldn't have. This isn't a basic, this is a basic need of individuals. (24:21–24:35)

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Asserts that proposed food stamp cuts would cost Wisconsin $350 million to maintain current levels.

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