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On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
Dr. Wisdom, can you elaborate on your recommendation to modify the Thrifty Food Plan and why it currently does not adequately capture the higher costs of healthy foods and the regional variability in the cost of living for SNAP participants?
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina

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Question about the inadequacies of the Thrifty Food Plan for SNAP participants.

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