Jim McGovern: “I appreciate you not tiptoeing around the issue, because I am very…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2016

I appreciate you not tiptoeing around the issue, because I am very, very concerned about this.

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Jim McGovern

Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern expresses concern over block granting of SNAP and budget cuts affecting low-income Americans.

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Jim McGovern: “I appreciate you not tiptoeing around the issue, because I am very, very concerned about this.”

Editor's note · Context