Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 27, 2017
What baffles me about the White House proposal is it attempts to gut a program that is working.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern expresses confusion over the proposed cuts to an effective program like SNAP.

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