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Bill Pascrell: “The States with the worst child hunger, Mississippi, Arkansas, New Mexico and Georgia, these Members representing their…”

On the recordMay 23, 2016
The States with the worst child hunger, Mississippi, Arkansas, New Mexico and Georgia, these Members representing their constituent voices when they vote for SNAP cuts, so if you are a representative from those States and you see our program SNAP being cut and cut, you better pay attention because you are one of the worst child hungers in the whole country.
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Bill Pascrell
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pascrell calls out representatives from states with high child hunger for voting against SNAP.

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