White House wariness tempers GOP plans to share food-aid spending with states - Overpasses For America

White House wariness tempers GOP plans to share food-aid spending with states - Overpasses For America

America’s largest anti-hunger program could be transformed under proposals now being debated by congressional Republicans, with some of the costs for the safety-net program potentially pushed onto states for the first time. But White House officials are urging caution as GOP lawmakers move to finalize their massive domestic policy bill, with concerns mounting about benefit cuts hitting President Donald Trump’s own voters. Lawmakers are discussin…