On the recordFebruary 16, 2012
At a time when there was in Mississippi 21 percent either unemployment or underemployment, 16.5 percent of the population was kept from going hungry because of the food stamp program.
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DeLauro highlights the critical role of SNAP during high unemployment in Mississippi.
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