They're also voting to shred $500 billion in Medicare benefits for senior citizens and nearly 300 billion in cuts to SNAP, which will affect our children, senior citizens and our veterans. This will devastate our congressional district where over a quarter of households use SNAP, the highest rate of any district in the entire state of Texas. This includes school breakfast, lunch, and many times the only meal a kid gets in a day. It also includes meals on wheels for senior citizens and other programs that affect our veterans. (00:47–00:57)
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Asserts that over a quarter of households in the district use SNAP, the highest rate in Texas.
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