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Chuck Schumer: “85,000 New York families, kids, and seniors across the Southern Tier depend on SNAP to put food on the table. But last…”

On the recordJuly 29, 2026
85,000 New York families, kids, and seniors across the Southern Tier depend on SNAP to put food on the table. But last year, Republicans passed the largest unkind cut to SNAP in history, forcing Southern Tier counties and their taxpayers to pick up the tab.
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the impact of SNAP cuts on families

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