Jim McGovern said "The notion that we would even entertain cutting SNAP by $10 billion, to me, goes against everything that I heard today in terms of how we ought to be approaching this issue." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017

The notion that we would even entertain cutting SNAP by $10 billion, to me, goes against everything that I heard today in terms of how we ought to be approaching this issue.

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Jim McGovern

Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern expresses concern over proposed cuts to SNAP funding.

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