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McCarthy wants SNAP work requirements in debt-ceiling deal

04/17/23 2:24 PM By Jacqui Fatka and Noah Wicks
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House Republicans are targeting SNAP work requirements as they prepare legislation to raise the debt ceiling, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said in a speech Monday at the New York Stock Exchange.

KEYWORDS Center for Budget and Policy Priorities David Scott debt ceiling Dusty Johnson House Agriculture Committee Kevin McCarthy Sharon Parrott SNAP SNAP work requirements Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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