And in 2022 it was 1.5 million recipients. That cost 222 million. Fraud is rampant. For example, in 2024, $126.8 million was stolen from EBT cards in Texas. 3.7 million people, about 11% of the state relies on SNAP. Every stolen or unlawfully claimed dollar robs a citizen family in genuine need. And According to the CBO, about 200,000 illegal aliens from the surge of alien asylum seekers from 2023 to 2024 already received SNAP, growing to 800,000 by 2034, assuming no deportations. (33:14–33:20)
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Asserts that 11% of Texas's population relies on SNAP.
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