Jim McGovern actually said...

But there is a lot of talk in this Committee and in Congress about the need for more flexibility when it comes to SNAP. And I always worry that flexibility is a code word for block grants. That would be a terrible mistake and would lead to increasing hunger in this country.

Context

McGovern warns against using 'flexibility' in SNAP discussions as a guise for block grants.

09/14/2015

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