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On the recordApril 11, 2013
To follow up on somewhat of a different perspective on the SNAP program, I was really pleased that one of the USDA's key performance measures for fiscal year 2013 was to increase the amount of SNAP benefits redeemed at farmers markets.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Lowey discusses the USDA's focus on increasing SNAP benefits at farmers markets.

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