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The key to latest welfare debate is balancing support and self-sufficiency
Under the Trump administration, the conversation about welfare is heating up again, this time with renewed claims that the ...
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As Congress considers cuts to SNAP, we address 8 questions about this U.S. nutrition program
Here's important background info and research to bolster news coverage of potential reductions in federal spending on the ...
Cuts to SNAP Target a Federal Program That Actually Works
The food assistance program is both popular and effective. Don’t plunder it to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
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As Congressional Republicans contemplate ways to save money on food aid, advocates for SNAP worry for the program’s future
Work requirements have emerged as a major point of contention in the current debate ... The Congressional Budget Office projects it could save around $40 billion. Some former SNAP recipients ...
Fact check: Rep. Mike Johnson says Congress is 'not cutting' SNAP food stamp benefits
Three detailed, independent analyses of the reconciliation bill found it would cut the number of program beneficiaries by ...
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Provision in GOP budget bill puts millions at risk of losing SNAP benefits
Tonight, we focus on another program facing sweeping reform and cuts in that budget bill. That's SNAP, the Supplemental ...
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More than 3 million would lose SNAP benefits under GOP bill, nonpartisan report says
The massive tax and spending bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would likely result in 3.2 million people losing food ...
House GOP passed trillions in tax cuts. How Trump's ‘big bill' could change in the Senate
The House GOP approved trillions in tax cuts. Here’s how President Trump’s “big bill” could change in the Senate.