Food Stamp of Approval

The Brian Lehrer Show | Oct 12, 2010

Joel Berg, executive director of the New York Coalition Against Hunger, and New York State health commissioner Dr. Richard Daines discuss the city and state proposal to bar the purchase of soda on food stamps for two years.

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