Political Quotes

On the recordJune 19, 2019
We should be talking about how you expand that benefit, and instead we are talking about how we can throw people off of the benefit.
Said by
Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern advocates for expanding SNAP benefits instead of reducing them.

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