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The House proposal to shift some SNAP program costs to states could save $192 billion over 10 years and rein in improper ...
A House committee voted in favor of a bill that would cut billions in federal funding for SNAP, a program that numerous Louisiana residents rely on.
GOP lawmakers in Washington want someone else to make the tough choice of slashing nutrition benefits—and to take the blame ...
States will likely serve fewer people in need of food assistance, experts say, as Congress says it’s rooting out waste to ...
At the center of the sweeping bill is trillions in tax cuts, which Republicans aim to partially offset through changes to ...
Senate Democrats held a conference on Tuesday after the House Agriculture Committee released its provisions to the Republican ...
Salam Bhatti is SNAP director at the Food Research and Action Center, a national nonprofit that advocates ... according to a memo introducing legislation sponsored by state Rep. Dan Williams, ...
Kansas is closer to banning SNAP benefits from buying candy and soda pop after DCF submitted a waiver to USDA, which just granted one to Nebraska.
Idaho’s health department on Friday officially sent its request to the federal government to prohibit candy and soda purchase ...
The House Agriculture Committee released the legislative text ... of the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), said in a statement. “Slashing billions from SNAP would deepen hunger, increase ...
In a significant legislative move, Republican lawmakers propose changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ...