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"textContent": "Somewhere, paid for with your tax dollars, are $12,540 worth of three-tiered fruit basket stands. It’s a symptom of a much larger problem. Buried in the way Congress funds the government is a “use it or lose it” rule that forces federal agencies to spend whatever’s left in their budgets before the fiscal year ends […]",
"title": "The Trump Administration is Slashing Food Stamps. Here’s What They’re Buying Instead."
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