Senator Persaud Speaks on Eyewitness News Investigation about Securing Food Stamps and Cash Assistance Benefits

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Senator Roxanne J. Persaud spoke with Eyewitness News about their investigation into making debit cards for food stamps and cash assistance benefits more secure from theft with chip technology.

ABC 7 Eyewitness News writes:

The leaders of the New York State Social Services Committee - New York State Senators Dean Murray (R-Patchogue) and Roxanne Persaud/(D-Brooklyn) - are thankful to Eyewitness News for our efforts. They said they had been trying for years to get OTDA to switch to chip-enabled debit cards.

"So when you hear we have to cut X and cut Y it's because of these things that we have to continue to fund," Persaud said.