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On the recordJuly 3, 2026
135,000 New York families, kids, and seniors across the Rochester-Finger Lakes region depend on SNAP to put food on the table. But last year, Republicans passed the largest cut to SNAP in history, forcing Rochester-Finger Lakes counties and their taxpayers to pick up the tab.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Schumer discusses the impact of SNAP cuts on families.

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