AOC blasts Trump administration for cuts to food stamps, sharing that her family 'might've just starved' without them
Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York slammed the Trump administration on Thursday over new changes to the food stamps program that will cause nearly 700,000 people to lose access to the welfare program.
"My family relied on food stamps when my dad died at 48," she wrote, referring to the acronym for the electronic benefits transfer which is provided each month through a debit-like card."Now, many people will," she said."It's shameful how the GOP works overtime to create freebies for the rich while dissolving lifelines of those who need it most."
Story continues"It's really hard to get out of that hole when you have to be in the hole to get help to begin with," she said.
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