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Glenn Thompson: “Free for all despite not being eligible takes food from truly needy families and I would argue hungry children and that…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2019
Free for all despite not being eligible takes food from truly needy families and I would argue hungry children and that is just wrong.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Thompson criticizes policies that provide benefits to ineligible individuals at the expense of needy families.

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