Tag: SNAP

Farm Bill Fails – May Be Considered in September

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The Senate Agriculture Committee was unable to advance Farm Bill 2.0 to the full Senate prior to recess when the bill failed to get enough support on a partisan vote. Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) said he plans to resume his committee's markup of the bill within a day or so of lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill next month. All committee Democrats, led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, voted against the bill and, with Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) not present and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) home recuperating from a fall, Republicans didn't have the necessary votes. Opposition to a deal offered by Republicans to extend state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program compliance requirements for one year was not supported by Democrats who want at least a two-year delay to give states time to get their error rates down and grapple with budget changes.


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Early Signs of Where Cuts Will Come to Agriculture

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Reports yesterday outlined broad areas of discussions on where federal cuts may come from.

The House Agriculture Committee is targeting between $100 billion and $250 billion in cuts. Some would impact SNAP, aka food stamps. Mandating states pay more for SNAP benefits with a cost-share requirement, changing the Thrifty Food Plan process and expanding work requirements were among the options. Democrats are already panning proposals to cut spending on social safety net programs to pay for tax cuts.

Debt Bill Passage May Help Move Farm Bill

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The Debt Bill now under consideration by the Senate has implications for the outlook of the farm bill. Leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture committees say the debt limit agreement should remove SNAP work requirements as a potential sticking point in the upcoming farm bill debate, but also said the deal takes away some potential funding.


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