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Jim Baird: “Any cuts to these lifesaving benefits would disproportionately affect the folks who make up the majority of my district…”

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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