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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Well, first of all, I think that the error rate speaks for itself and answers much that was raised in that regard.”

On the recordJune 8, 2016
Well, first of all, I think that the error rate speaks for itself and answers much that was raised in that regard.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton responds to claims about the SNAP program's impact on family structures.

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