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New York Governor Kathy Hochul confirmed that people receiving SNAP benefits will get the maximum amount this month.

It is setting some people back. >> well there is no question that there is an increase in cost. the farm bureau basically surveyed about 218 people. we actually took a look at prices at 29,000 retail outlets across the country. so i'm very confident that our numbers reflect what folks are actually seeing in the grocery store. and the other good news is people are going to be able to put a thanksgiving dinner on the table. it is not a situation where we're dealing with shortages of turkeys. everybody is going to get a turkey that wants a turkey. that's also good news. i think the key here is th...

Elections? i know it's soon, but often times that's how we're trying to track. how is the public going to react to the biden administration? >> well, look, i would be careful not to overinterpret particular polling results at a particular moment in time. overall the biden presidency has been a success between the expanded child tax credit and the extended s.n.a.p. benefit. president biden has done more in a few months to strengthen the american social safety net than any president in recent memory. an argument could be made that he is to this presidency as fdr was. regarding afghanistan, the o...

Even though it's not a lot, how will it impact people who need it? >> i just drove myself to 37 states from coast to coast, 15,000 miles around the country, visiting hunger sites, visiting with nonprofit groups, talking to low-income people, and the bottom line is this snap boost is a life preserver or hungry americans. it's the federal nutrition safety net that's been the thing that stood between tens of millions of americans and ethiopia-style or north korea-style starvation. so it's not a lot of money, but before the pandemic is average snap benefit was $1.30 per meal. who can live on $1.30...

Get this money added to their snap benefit to ensure they are having healthy meals. i was in a classroom for over a decade. i know what it's like when kids return after a long weekend and haven't had a good food weekend. >> so you know what it looks like. you were also a snap recipient at some point. talk to me about what people maybe don't get about why this is important from your experience both as a recipient but also inside the school system. >> this is deeply personal for me. i think people don't get who snap beneficiaries are. when i was a young mom i worked two jobs and was going to sch...