#Latest news with #costshiftingBloomberg3 days agoBusinessBloombergSenate GOP Clashes With House on Food Aid Cuts in Trump Tax BillSenate Republicans are planning to water down House legislation that would shift as much as a quarter of the cost of federal food stamps to state governments to help pay for Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package, a key senator said Wednesday. The Senate version of the tax legislation will change the cost-shifting provision to make it less burdensome on state governments, Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman said in an interview.
Bloomberg3 days agoBusinessBloombergSenate GOP Clashes With House on Food Aid Cuts in Trump Tax BillSenate Republicans are planning to water down House legislation that would shift as much as a quarter of the cost of federal food stamps to state governments to help pay for Donald Trump's massive tax and spending package, a key senator said Wednesday. The Senate version of the tax legislation will change the cost-shifting provision to make it less burdensome on state governments, Senate Agriculture Chairman John Boozman said in an interview.