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Steve Cohen: It's equivalent to kicking 475,000 eligible mothers, infants, and children off one of the most cost-effective programs…

On the recordJune 14, 2011
It's equivalent to kicking 475,000 eligible mothers, infants, and children off one of the most cost-effective programs in our country. It will cost Tennessee over $1 million. If we get rid of tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires for 1 week, we could pay for the entire WIC program for a year. I cannot see this. It seems to me it's distorted values, and I would ask that they reconsider and put the WIC program back to its basic level.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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Jun 14, 2011

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