Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
The notion that we are going to impose more requirements, more hoops for people to jump through... is cruel.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

McGovern criticizes proposed additional requirements for SNAP beneficiaries as inhumane.

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