John Fetterman: “The idea that we would be threatening to blow up our credit rating…”

On the recordApril 19, 2023

The idea that we would be threatening to blow up our credit rating over the school lunch program or over SNAP does not make any sense to me.

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Condemning threats to cut essential programs like school lunch and SNAP.

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John Fetterman: “The idea that we would be threatening to blow up our credit rating over the school lunch program or over SNAP does not…”