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Cheri Bustos: “Food banks and charitable organizations are wonderful services, but they cannot be expected to replace SNAP.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
Food banks and charitable organizations are wonderful services, but they cannot be expected to replace SNAP.
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Cheri Bustos
Illinois

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Bustos argues that food banks cannot substitute for government nutrition support.

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