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Patrick Leahy: I repeat my question to the Senator from New Mexico. Would he not agree that the food stamp proposal, properly used, is…

On the recordJuly 22, 1996
I repeat my question to the Senator from New Mexico. Would he not agree that the food stamp proposal, properly used, is extremely helpful in feeding low-income children in this country?
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Questioning the effectiveness of the food stamp proposal for low-income children.

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