US EditionAgriculture Secretary calls SNAP "corrupt" one day before benefits lapse
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins calls SNAP a 'bloated' program amid a government shutdown risking benefits for 42 million Americans, with legal battles over payment delays ongoing.
- On Friday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said the looming SNAP cutoff is a `silver lining` and called the program `bloated` and `corrupt`, urging reform to help the truly needy.
- By not tapping contingency funds, the administration ensured November's SNAP payments won't be loaded on SNAP debit cards, leaving beneficiaries denied monthly payments during the shutdown.
- Hours before payments were due, officials warned tens of millions of low-income SNAP beneficiaries face denied monthly payments, and the November payment cycle could see delays over a week.
- A federal judge in Boston was set to rule Friday, and District Judge Indira Talwani suggested the White House should use about $5 billion, while Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state food emergency and shifted more than $100 million in state aid.
- Republicans blamed Democrats for the shutdown and SNAP cutoff as Rep. Clay Higgins accused some recipients of `smoking crack`, while Sen. Patty Murray defended nutrition assistance.
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‘Massive Fraud’ Uncovered in Food Stamp Program, Says Agriculture Secretary as Benefits Lapse
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Sunday said that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, is “a broken and corrupt program,” after benefits lapsed over the weekend due to the government shutdown. In an interview with Fox News, Rollins said that while the Trump administration is moving to get the program restarted, 21 states refused to hand over data to the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on whet…
Agriculture Secretary: SNAP Program Bloated, Corrupt
Around the time two federal judges on Friday were ordering the Trump administration to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for millions of Americans despite a government shutdown, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins was calling SNAP "bloated" and "corrupt." Rollins joined House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., at the Capitol for a media briefing on the federal government shutdown and focused on the Trump administration's effor…
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