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Tina Smith: “On average, SNAP benefits are $6 a day for most of the…”

Featuring: Tina Smith, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 11:21

And here's the second point I want to make. This has real huge consequences for our communities and for our friends and families. On average, SNAP benefits are $6 a day for most of the people who are using SNAP. They're folks that are seniors living on a fixed income, they're people living with disabilities, or they are really hard working Americans often working two jobs and they still cannot … (11:21–11:30)

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