Republicans Say People Would Kick Themselves Off Food Stamps Under Their New Bill
WASHINGTON ― The Republican food stamp bill would cut benefit spending by billions of dollars by shrinking enrollment, but the bill’s author says nobody would actually be kicked off the program. Instead, he says, anyone who stops receiving benefits after new “work requirements” take effect ― either because they couldn’t document 20 hours of work per week, or because they didn’t enroll in a training program ― will have simply chosen not to receive benefits anymore. “If food stamps are not worth whatever the deal we put up ― the array of ...
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