LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Manny Santamaria knows what it's like to go without.

The U.S. Army veteran who suffers from PTSD lost his job in 2019, just as he learned his wife was pregnant with their second child.

His family, however, was eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as SNAP.

"SNAP was a program that kept us safe," says Santamaria, who is now the campaigns director for the progressive group Battle Born Progress.

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At a Friday morning news conference, Santamaria said people on SNAP count every dollar, watch closely what they put into their grocery cart and know how to stretch both their money and their food.

"So, there were times when I could go without

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