A massive tax package touted by President Donald Trump contains federal cuts to a program that provides nutrition and lifestyle education to families on Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.
Last week, the House Committee on Agriculture passed $300 billion in cuts to SNAP as part of Trump’s tax and spending plan, making states shoulder a percentage of the cost. The bill is currently going through the House, and Trump and GOP allies are pushing to pass it before the Memorial Day weekend.
“We ensure that SNAP works the way Congress intended it to, by reinforcing work, rooting out waste, and instituting long-overdue accountability incentives to control costs and end executive and state overreach,” said Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, a Pennsylvania Republican.
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