Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) will introduce a bill Tuesday expanding restrictions on who qualifies for SNAP — the first of what's expected to be a wave of GOP efforts this year to set limits on the country's largest food assistance program.
House Republicans are taking their first shot at slashing federal spending on nutrition programs for low-income Americans. It won’t be their last., is introducing a bill Tuesday, shared exclusively with POLITICO, to expand current restrictions on who qualifies for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.
“We know that work is the only path out of poverty,” said Johnson, a member of the House Agriculture Committee whose family received SNAP benefits when he was a child growing up in Pierre, South Dakota. But even though they know what’s coming, some House Democrats are quietly raising alarms about their lack of plans to push back on the GOP proposals, which are likely to come up during negotiations over the debt limit, federal budget and farm bill.
and also has stopped attending key subcommittee hearings and farm bill listening sessions in various states — a major part of his role as ranking member as the two parties lay out their priorities for the legislation.In a committee hearing the following day, Scott praised the “vital role” SNAP plays in feeding the nation.
The Pennsylvania Republican has been trying to carefully navigate the fraught politics around food assistance.
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