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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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John Fetterman
Democratic · Pennsylvania
Source
congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

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

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