House Agriculture Chair G.T. Thompson says no SNAP benefit cuts are expected, focusing instead on strengthening program integrity and state accountability.
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HouseAgricultureCommitteeChairG.T.ThompsonclarifiedonFridaythathedoesnotexpectreductionstoSupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram(SNAP)benefitstoappearinthefiscalblueprintbeingfloatedbyHouseRepublicanleadership.
SpeakingataUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)event,Thompson,aPennsylvaniaRepublican,stressedthatthefocuswillremainonstrengtheningtheprogramthroughimprovedintegrityandaccountabilityratherthancuttingbenefits.
NewsweekhasreachedouttotheUSDAforcomment.
WhyItMattersThefutureofSNAP,America’slargestnutritionassistanceprogram,iscentraltoongoingpoliticaldebates.WithmillionsofAmericansrelyingontheprogram,particularlylow-incomefamilies,anyproposedchangestoSNAPcouldhavefar-reachingconsequences.ThepotentialforcutscoulddisrupttheFarmBillnegotiationsandleadtopoliticalgridlock,withRepublicanandDemocraticfactionsholdingdivergentviews.
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