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Glenn Thompson: “The Biden Administration manipulated the methodology and avoided commonsense procedures, adding 1/4 of $1 trillion to…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2024
The Biden Administration manipulated the methodology and avoided commonsense procedures, adding 1/4 of $1 trillion to the SNAP baseline.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Thompson criticizes the Biden Administration's changes to SNAP funding methodology.

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