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On the recordJune 6, 2023
Any cuts to these lifesaving benefits would disproportionately affect the folks who make up the majority of my district, which is Black and Latino Americans.
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Jim Baird
Republican · Missouri

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Cuts to food benefits would harm vulnerable communities in the district.

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