Trump threatens to withhold SNAP benefits
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Brooke Rollins has made a case for sweeping changes to food aid programs by claiming USDA has uncovered "massive fraud." But she and USDA haven't provided the underlying data or any evidence.
The latest threat to SNAP funding came after weeks of confusion over the status of benefits during the government shutdown.
Funding for SNAP, the nations largest food assistance program, is once again at risk as the USDA threatens to pull funding from Democratic-led states.
Food stamp recipients are now receiving their November benefits, but a growing swath of enrollees may soon lose their vital food assistance completely.
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USDA plans major SNAP benefits reform to redirect nutrition funding toward healthier, American-grown foods as part of effort to reduce chronic disease.
Gov. Andy Beshear's office said the state was part of a lawsuit in July challenging the demand, which was blocked by a judge in September.
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it may begin withholding money for administering federal food assistance in California and 21 other states starting next week unless the states start providing data about benefit recipients.