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Agricultural representatives ‘snap’ back at proposed funding cuts
State officials, farmers and food advocates gathered June 10 at People’s Provisions, a grocer in Perry County, to voice opposition to proposed federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), warning of sweeping impacts to families, farmers and businesses across Pennsylvania.The press conference, held inside the Elliottsburg market, featured remarks from Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, People’s Provisi…
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks to reform the Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), with the goal that taxpayers' money will be spent on healthy foods. Thus, Texas and other states have joined the request for an exemption with which they can ban the purchase of soft drinks and other products with coupons.Texas seeks to ban sugary drinks and sweets for SNAP beneficiariesOn May 24, Texas Governo…
Hopes that Senate Would Mitigate Medicaid & SNAP Cuts Have Been Dashed
(Getty Images) By Anne Montgomery, Senior Health Policy Expert Seniors’ advocates who analyzed the reconciliation bill narrowly approved by the House of Representatives in May hoped that the U.S. Senate would temper unaffordable tax cuts for the wealthy — and avoid slashing Medicaid and SNAP. Those hopes have been dashed by Senate Republicans on the Finance and Agriculture Committees, who propose to end Medicaid and SNAP as we know them – as li…
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