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Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Senate GOP Clashes With House on Food Aid Cuts in Trump Tax Bill
Senate 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.
Washington Post
13-05-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
Proposed GOP cuts could jeopardize SNAP users, farmers and state budgets
The federal government has fully paid for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since it was first created in 1939 as a way to fight food insecurity amid the Great Depression. But now, Republicans in Congress are looking into forcing states to pay for 5 to 25 percent of SNAP funding in a move experts warn could force state governments to remove individuals from the food assistance program, leave local budgets with massive shortfalls and hurt the food producers and retailers that serve them.
