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Today, Explained

Oh, SNAP!

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2018

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Next up on the chopping block? Food stamps or SNAP as it’s now known. A new farm bill, fresh out of the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, could force over two million people off the program. Vox’s Tara Golshan explains why Republicans want to put SNAP recipients to work, and Stacy Dean from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities talks about the program’s bipartisan past. ************************************ Today (April 27), a jury found Bill Cosby guilty on all counts of drugging and molesting a woman. It’s actually the second time Cosby’s been tried on these same counts. We recently asked if Cosby’s accusers would be heard differently post-#MeToo. You can hear that episode here: https://art19.com/shows/today-explained/episodes/5f3a10a5-5dfd-4909-9ce6-6de999f8c06a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

zippercruder.com slash explains.

0:01.6

Hello.

0:02.1

Great to see you again.

0:03.1

I'm here.

0:03.8

Are you ready?

0:04.5

I'm ready.

0:05.1

Today is the big day.

0:06.1

Is it?

0:06.8

No, it's not just bring your kids to work day.

0:10.1

It's also post your intern position

0:11.9

to zippercruder.com slash explain day.

0:14.0

Ooh, that's my favorite holiday.

0:16.0

Is it?

0:16.5

Yeah.

0:17.0

Okay, let's do it.

0:17.9

You ready?

0:18.4

I'm ready.

0:18.9

Here we go then.

0:25.4

I'm Stacy Dean and I'm the vice president

0:27.7

for Food Assistance Policy

0:29.1

at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

0:31.2

She has a better name for that.

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