James McGovern tweeted the following:
"SNAP is also efficient. 93% of federal SNAP funding goes directly to people in need so they can buy food."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from James McGovern:
"And SNAP already supports moving people toward work.Benefits are set up in a way that gives people an incentive to work longer or get better jobs.In other words, SNAP is helping people who can't work, and moving people who can off the program."Read on Twitter
"But lets dig deeper. A majority of that 1/3 work. They just earn so little they still qualify for food assistance.Let's say that again, nice and slow: the majority of people on SNAP who are able to work do work."Read on Twitter
"First, let's talk about work requirements.43% of SNAP recipients are children.16% of SNAP recipients are seniors.10% of SNAP recipients are people with disabilities.That means less than 1/3 of SNAP recipients are people who are expected to work."Read on Twitter
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