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Mike Conaway: While it is important to empower states to employ the best policies to meet the needs of the low-income families they…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
While it is important to empower states to employ the best policies to meet the needs of the low-income families they serve, we, as Federal lawmakers, must ensure the integrity of SNAP is maintained.
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Mike Conaway
Texas

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Balancing state flexibility with the need to maintain SNAP's integrity.

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