#Latest news with #4MillionBloomberg3 days agoPoliticsBloombergCuts to SNAP Target a Federal Program That Actually WorksOf all the cuts in the budget reconciliation bill working its way through Congress, few make less sense than those aimed at the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which has been feeding the nation's poor for decades. Fully 42 million people rely on SNAP's modest benefits to feed themselves and their children — 1 in every 8 Americans. Under the proposed cuts, 4 million would lose all or part of their benefits.
Bloomberg3 days agoPoliticsBloombergCuts to SNAP Target a Federal Program That Actually WorksOf all the cuts in the budget reconciliation bill working its way through Congress, few make less sense than those aimed at the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which has been feeding the nation's poor for decades. Fully 42 million people rely on SNAP's modest benefits to feed themselves and their children — 1 in every 8 Americans. Under the proposed cuts, 4 million would lose all or part of their benefits.
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