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On the recordSeptember 24, 2019
What this witness just said, I don't understand then why, by your own analysis, 1 million children are going to lose their automatic benefits to free meals based on your presentation.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Questioning the impact of proposed changes on children's meal benefits.

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