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James Comer: Congress increased benefits by providing emergency allotments, which actually allowed benefits to go up by about…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2022
Congress increased benefits by providing emergency allotments, which actually allowed benefits to go up by about, monthly, aggregate across the country about 40 percent...
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James Comer
Republican · Kentucky

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Discussing the impact of emergency allotments on SNAP benefits during food inflation.

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