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John Yarmuth: You cannot cut nutrition assistance by more than $220 billion without knowing it will leave families without food to put…

On the recordMarch 11, 2019
You cannot cut nutrition assistance by more than $220 billion without knowing it will leave families without food to put on the table.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth points out that cuts to nutrition assistance will lead to food insecurity.

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