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Ted Cruz: “With this appropriation bill, we will fund the food stamps…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Government Shutdown ENDING! We Explain When & How.

Published | Video Starts at 04:57

That includes the funds that farmers rely on, but it also importantly includes snap. It includes food. Food stamps. So, yeah, one of the consequences of the shutdown was the funding for. For food stamps went away. With this appropriation bill, we will fund the food stamps for an entire year. So that will be taken off the table. And by the way, let's be very clear about that. Republicans tried to make sure that even with the government shutdown, that SNAP benefits were continuing and were not stopped. (04:57–05:02)

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Asserts that the appropriation bill will fund food stamps for an entire year.

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