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Tim Walz: “We have over 440,000 Minnesotans needing SNAP benefits.”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

Tim Walz Announces $4 Million in Emergency Funding, tells Trump: "Stop Terrorizing People"

Published October 27, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:05

These impacts are real. I'm grateful to have the governor here to share his thoughts, and I will turn it over to him now. Thank you, Jason. Governor. We have over 440,000 Minnesotans needing SNAP benefits. And just so those folks out there who want to get a grinchy heart on or something, 38% of them are children and 18% are seniors. (04:05–04:11)

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Asserts that over 440,000 Minnesotans rely on SNAP benefits.

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