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Yassamin Ansari: “Trump's big ugly bill instituted sweeping cuts to SNAP…”

Featuring: Yassamin Ansari, Democratic | U.S. House Arizona, District 3

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Rep. Ansari on AZ School Choice Voucher Program, Investing in Public Schools

Published | Video Starts at 03:53

As our other witness mentioned, 9 out of 10 children in this country not undermine them with unaccountable voucher programs. Unfortunately, in so many other ways, the Trump administration is leaving students and kids and families behind. Trump's big ugly bill instituted sweeping cuts to SNAP, which will make it more difficult for kids to get school lunches. And if the health and well being of America's new generation aren't important enough, the the provision creating a federal tax credit scholarship program has shown to redistribute funding from the nation's poorest families and rural communities to the wealthiest families in this country. (03:53–04:00)

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Asserts that Trump's bill cuts SNAP, affecting school lunch access.

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