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Jahana Hayes: “We have kids who are not in school--not that I think it probably is that bad because you don't allow us to put…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2020
We have kids who are not in school--not that I think it probably is that bad because you don't allow us to put nutritious food into schools--but we want less government.
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Jahana Hayes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Hayes discusses the need for increased SNAP benefits and critiques school nutrition policies.

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