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Mark R. Warner: “As former governors who have had to balance budgets, we know exactly what this unfunded mandate means: states will be…”

On the recordJune 11, 2026
As former governors who have had to balance budgets, we know exactly what this unfunded mandate means: states will be forced to raise taxes, cut education, health care, or transportation, or restrict access to SNAP itself.
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Mark R. Warner
Virginia

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Statement on SNAP cuts and state budgets

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