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Republicans are defending recent legislation aimed at incentivizing states to fight erroneous payments through the ...
House Democrats are standing in the face of derogatory images conjured of food stamp recipients as "welfare queens," "takers," or even as the "47%," by joining the challenge of living on just $4. ...
The proposal would force some states to cover benefit costs, giving them a strong incentive to reduce enrollment.
In Connecticut, the bill will mean the loss of an estimated $13 billion in Medicaid funding over the next 10 years, according ...
Democrats, however, note the majority of people who receive SNAP benefits are already working and, at the moment, are grappling with surging food prices, a challenge exacerbated by the end of a ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia Democrats are sounding the alarm on the future of SNAP benefits in Virginia. “It is just too much for states all across the country,” Delegate Mark Sickles (D ...
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack keynoted the Dallas County Democrats' annual Spring Dinner on May 22. Vilsack told the crowd to "connect the dots" about the SNAP ...
To highlight their opposition to proposed cuts to the food stamp program, 26 House Democrats are taking the food stamp challenge to prove just how paltry that assistance already is.
Gov. Ned Lamont speaks about federal budget cuts at a news conference July 7, 2025. Lamont and other Democrats slammed President Donald Trump's spending bill but vowed to protect Connecticut ...