Perdue wants farm bill to end ‘permanent’ food stamps for able-bodied adults
Reviving a White House budget theme, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said Americans do not believe food stamps should be “a permanent lifestyle” for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) and said Congress should clamp down on waivers that allow states to provide benefits beyond the usual 90-day limit for them. “I think that is a provision… » Read More
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