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Jamie Raskin: “But it is misguided for us to think of the collection of SNAP benefits as somehow opposed to work.”

On the recordMay 8, 2018
But it is misguided for us to think of the collection of SNAP benefits as somehow opposed to work.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin emphasizes that many SNAP recipients are actually working.

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