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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
67 percent of the people on this program are not expected to work or cannot work; they are children, they are senior citizens, they are people who are disabled.
Said by
Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the demographics of SNAP recipients who cannot work.

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