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On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
This is a lousy and rotten thing to do to poor people. They look at SNAP as an ATM to pay for their other priorities.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Representative McGovern condemns proposed changes to SNAP as harmful to low-income families.

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