Gov. Hochul on USDA Requiring Anti-Fraud Data for SNAP: ‘This Is a Privacy Issue’

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HOCHUL: “Let me tell you what's going on here. We actually went to court about this because people sign up for a particular program not to have their name in a -- you know, think about, do you really want every bit of information about you in other parts of the government monitoring you and tracking what you do? I mean, this is a privacy issue as well. Even if you're on SNAP and getting nutrition benefits, like 42 million Americans do, does that mean that your privacy should be invaded now and that you should be giving out this information unrelated to this program?”