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Jimmy Panetta: “There is a concern based on that $10 billion cut to the SNAP program, and how that would impede our ability to reach…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
There is a concern based on that $10 billion cut to the SNAP program, and how that would impede our ability to reach certain populations.
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta highlights concerns about SNAP cuts affecting poverty alleviation efforts.

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