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Shri Thanedar: “46% of my constituents depend on the SNAP, the Supplemental…”

Featuring: Shri Thanedar, Democratic | U.S. House Michigan, 13th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 58:42

I mean, I hate to make it so contemporary right now, but like with that government shutdown, everything people are saying about the EBT cards and what's going to happen in communities like mine, it's. Like, damn, you know, yeah, 46% of my constituents depend on the SNAP, the Supplemental Nutritional Program, and that's being cut. So Medicaid, many of my constituents live on that. So the focus need to be not only just growth, but we need to create opportunities. (58:42–58:50)

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Asserts that 46% of his constituents depend on SNAP, which is being cut.

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