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Brian Fitzpatrick: “Imagine there were 30 million Americans eligible or food stamps. Two thousand applied and were approved. The other…”

On the recordOctober 2, 2017
Imagine there were 30 million Americans eligible or food stamps. Two thousand applied and were approved. The other 29,998,000 never completed an application, and they starved to death.
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Brian Fitzpatrick
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Compares applications for Right to Try to food stamp eligibility.

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