Jim McGovern: “Efforts to convert SNAP into a block grant program would be…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2017

Efforts to convert SNAP into a block grant program would be catastrophic.

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McGovern warns against converting SNAP to block grants, citing potential harm to the hunger safety net.

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