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Menendez, Colleagues Urge USDA to Expand SNAP, WIC Benefits to Support Newark Residents Affected by Lead in Drinking Water
August 16, 2019
NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 16 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:

U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, along with Congressmen Albio Sires (N.J.-08) and Donald Payne (N.J.-10) today urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to offer additional assistance to serve the immediate needs of Newark residents affected by known or suspected lead service lines. By making temporary changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) . . .

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