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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Remembering SNAP's Origins




As members of Congress consider SNAP’s future, they would do well to understand its role as this nation’s first line of defense against hunger. The link below will take you to a video made in 2007 to mark the 30th anniversary of the legislation that created SNAP. It features interviews with two of the bill’s architects:  Republican Senator Robert Dole and Democratic Senator George McGovern.
Source: Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, 7/18/13

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