On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
We think the purpose is to help people move to independency . . . . We should help people when they are down but that should not be interminably.
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Sonny Perdue
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congress.govSonny Perdue: “We think the purpose is to help people move to independency . . . . We should help people when they are down but that…”
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Sonny Perdue emphasizes the goal of SNAP is to aid self-sufficiency, not long-term dependency.
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