That's BS.Try getting a job in your late 50's when you're handicapped, or a single parent when childcare is beyond financial means. You're done. #MN01
SNAP work requirements help move recipients from government dependency to private sector work and self-sufficiency, and ensure allocation of program money to those truly in need. I applaud @USDA for reinforcing the bipartisan law already in place.https://tucson.com/opinion/national/sonny-perdue-the-dignity-of-work-and-the-american-dream/article_a9109ba1-cd48-5038-b00a-41aecddd91fa.html …
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19.1% of households in MN01 receiving SNAP in 2017 had no workers in the past 12 months. So 80.9% had at least 1 worker.
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52.2% of households in MN01 receiving SNAP in 2017 had children under 18.
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43.8% of households in MN01 receiving SNAP in 2017 had disabled individuals living in the household.
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8% of households in MN01 receive SNAP with a median household income of $19,267 (2017-most recent avail data).
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50.3% of households in MN01 receiving SNAP in 2017 are below the poverty level.
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29% of households in MN01 receiving SNAP in 2017 had one or more people age 60 or older.
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25.3% of households in MN01 receiving SNAP in 2017 were non-white.
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Source: "Profile of SNAP Households in 2017," August 2019, USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
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Congressman Hagedorn, I invite you to spend an afternoon in one or more local food shelves in MN01. Talk to the clients and LISTEN to their stories. Why is there food insecurity in MN01? What are the underlying issues? Where in MN01 is food insecurity most prevalent? Why?
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Campaign finance law makes it possible for our elected representatives to listen to and serve those special monied interests that peserve their job security. Note the percentage of donors not in
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