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On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
$68 billion spent a year on a program where you have millions of people who are able-bodied adults, who don't have to do a darn thing to get taxpayer benefits.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

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Jim Jordan criticizes the current SNAP system for allowing able-bodied adults to receive benefits without work.

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