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Jim McGovern: “Don't screw around with the program, period. There is no reason whatsoever, based on all of our now 20 hearings, to…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
Don't screw around with the program, period. There is no reason whatsoever, based on all of our now 20 hearings, to undermine SNAP through structural changes, block grants, further restrictions, more onerous requirements, or cuts.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern warns against making changes that could harm SNAP.

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