Susan Wild: “In 2023, one in eight households, roughly 44.2 million…”

“Their proposed bill would cut nearly $30 billion in snow benefits that families rely on to put food on the table every night. In 2023, one in eight households, roughly 44.2 million Americans, experience food insecurity or lack of access to an affordable, nutritious diet. In my district, Pennsylvania, 7, the Greater Lehigh Valley area, nearly 40,000 households, or 13% of the households in our community, rely on SNAP to feed themselves and their families.” (00:01–03:09)

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