And so why would they want to try to mislead the American people by over and over again making those statements? So here you can see it time and time again, the snap benefits comment the speaker talked about. They were warned in early October that 42 million people could be at risk in just weeks of losing their snap benefits if they didn't open the government. They knew that. And they want to play this game of chicken, this Jekyll and Hyde. One day trying to blame everybody but themselves and then the other day taking ownership and admitting they're causing suffering. (21:42–21:54)
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Asserts that a warning was issued in early October about 42 million people at risk of losing SNAP benefits due to government closure.
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