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After the shutdown, SNAP will still be in trouble

29 min episode · 2 min read
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Nate Singer,Vicky Aguilar

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29 min

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2 min

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What It Covers

Oregon faces $250 million annual food stamp costs unless bureaucrat Nate Singer reduces payment error rates from fourteen percent to under six percent.

Notable Moment

Nate Singer reads Trump's legislation while flipping burgers at a July Fourth barbecue, calculating Oregon's potential quarter-billion dollar food stamp liability using a highlighter and spatula.

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