A rule change to the food stamp program proposed by the Trump admin. will leave more than 3,000,000 people without access to food through SNAP and cause nearly 1,000,000 children to lose their auto enrollment in school lunch programs. (1/6) NBCNewsThreads
Krishnamoorthi cited his own story as an example of how SNAP helped his family rise out of poverty after they immigrated to the United States from India.
Thursday's hearing is one of four held by the Oversight Committee to examine if the Trump administration's proposed regulations will harm children. “For too long, this loophole has been used to effectively bypass important eligibility guidelines. Too often, states have misused this flexibility without restraint,” Perdue said in a statement. “The American people expect their government to be fair, efficient and to have integrity — just as they do in their own homes, businesses and communities. That is why we are changing the rules, preventing abuse of a critical safety net system.
While the USDA said it aims to save taxpayer dollars, he said, this increase in food insecurity will also have unintended financial consequences, most notably a nearly $1,800 increase in health care costs per person, according to a study he worked on for the CDC last year.
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