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Steve Scalise: “6.7 million going without the Women, Infant and Children…”

Featuring: Steve Scalise, Republican | House Majority Leader, U.S. House Louisiana, District 1

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Speaker Johnson and House GOP Leadership Give Remarks on Day 35 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 24:20

… Francisco or New York City, when you vote no, you are taking food off the table for 42 million low income people. The least among us who need that help. 6.7 million going without the Women, Infant and Children program funding. WIC program is really, really important again to very low income people who need that help. Democrats have no problem shutting off that funding, causing that suffering and to use their term, because they think they're getting some kind of leverage. (24:20–24:26)

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