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Stacey Plaskett: “Why do we need to stop feeding people? I mean, my mother would lose her mind if you denied someone a plate of food.”

On the recordJune 8, 2016
Why do we need to stop feeding people? I mean, my mother would lose her mind if you denied someone a plate of food.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett questions the rationale behind cutting SNAP benefits.

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