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Michelle Lujan Grisham: “Up to 80,000 New Mexicans will lose their benefits due to those job requirements to find jobs that, frankly, don't exist”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
Up to 80,000 New Mexicans will lose their benefits due to those job requirements to find jobs that, frankly, don't exist
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Michelle Lujan Grisham
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

She highlights the potential loss of SNAP benefits for many due to unrealistic job requirements.

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