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Claim Text: Never before had there been such an interruption to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, a decades-old initiative that serves about one in eight Americans.
Simplified Text: SNAP, a decades-old program serving 1 in 8 Americans, had never been interrupted like this before.
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Created: December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM (8 months ago)
Last Updated: December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM (8 months ago)

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