Lawmaker wants pop banned from SNAP benefits

Sen. Husted cosponsors bill to restrict SNAP junk food purchases

Legislation aims to block use of food stamp benefits for soft drinks, candy, and desserts.

Lawmaker wants pop banned from SNAP benefits

(The Center Square) – Pop, soda, Coke – whatever someone might call it in Michigan, they may not be able to buy it with food stamps much longer. Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Niles, recently introduced a bill that would stop the…

Lawmaker wants pop banned from SNAP benefits - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – Pop, soda, Coke – whatever someone might call it in Michigan, they may not be able to buy it with food stamps much longer. Rep. Brad Paquette, R-Niles, recently introduced a bill that would stop the use of food stamps to buy pop by asking the federal government for a waiver to ban the purchases with SNAP benefits. “Michigan taxpayers should not be required to fund poor food consumption,” Paquette said. “This legislation is …

Texas bill seeks to block SNAP junk food purchases

The Texas Senate passed a bill that prohibits people who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from using the program’s benefits card to purchase “junk food and sweetened drinks.” Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, said he authored SB 379 to “help make sure SNAP can’t be used to purchase junk food and sweetened drinks that are making our children and families unhealthy.” The Senate vote follows the March 28 announcement from h…