12/08/2009
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"Well, when 170,000 Mainers lost SNAP emergency allotments in March, $17 million a month was drained from our state's economy, and taken away from hungry families."
"If there is no grocery store around you, and you are buying your meals from a bodega, and you are homeless, and don't have access to hot foods, you buy what is available."
"I remain outraged that the Republicans demanded more older Americans be subject to SNAP's harsh time limits on benefits as part of the debt limit agreement."
"Leaving people hungry will not help our economy, it will not create jobs, or balance the budget."