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Glenn Thompson: “I prefer to see SNAP, actually, the purpose of it is not so much a program, but a pathway.”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
I prefer to see SNAP, actually, the purpose of it is not so much a program, but a pathway.
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Glenn Thompson
Republican · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Thompson emphasizes SNAP's role as a pathway out of poverty rather than just a program.

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