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Jimmy Panetta: “This proposed rule does just that. It reduces benefits by singling out a group that USDA assumes is less deserving.”

On the recordApril 2, 2019
This proposed rule does just that. It reduces benefits by singling out a group that USDA assumes is less deserving.
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Jimmy Panetta
Democratic · California

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Criticizing a proposed rule that unfairly targets certain SNAP beneficiaries.

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