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The Trump Administration proposed changes in a key SNAP (food stamps) policy ([link removed]) which, if implemented, would take away basic food assistance from an estimated 3.1 million people, mainly working families with children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities.
The proposed rule would make it harder for struggling people to make ends meet. It comes in the aftermath of the President’s 2017 tax law, which conferred large new benefits on the highest-income households.
With this rule, the Administration is seeking to implement through executive action a harsh policy Congress already rejected ([link removed]) in the 2018 farm bill.
Instead of punishing working families ([link removed]) if they work more hours, or penalizing seniors and people with disabilities who save a modest amount for emergencies, the President should seek to assist them with policies that help them afford the basics and save for the future.
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