Chuck Schumer Loses it Over Pro-Trump Reporter's Question On SNAP Funding [View all]
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was visibly riled up by a question from a reporter at a right-leaning outlet on Tuesday, snapping at the reporter that Republicans were treating American citizens as “hostages” over what he said is the GOP’s refusal to fund SNAP benefits.
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“Irrespective of the dispute on whether USDA contingency funds can be continued to be used for SNAP benefits—” Napier started saying.
Schumer jumped in: “It is not — wait a minute! excuse me, it is not a dispute! It is fact they can use it, and the Republicans say it.”
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“It does not cost $5 billion-$6 billion to administer. There’s enough money to start feeding people right away,” Schumer said. “$6 billion is a lot of money and they’re using it for other things — $20 billion for Argentina, hundreds of millions for Kristi Noem’s plane. who are we kidding here?”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/using-people-hostages-chuck-schumer-200230759.html
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