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On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
Using the Low Cost Food Plan takes into account how much working people, including SNAP recipients, spend on food in order to have a nutritious diet.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Explaining the rationale for calculating SNAP benefits based on actual food spending.

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