Pilot project in USDA-FDA bill would limit SNAP purchases

The government would set up five pilot projects to keep SNAP recipients from buying “unhealthy foods” under a provision in the USDA-FDA funding bill released on Monday. The House bill also would block the USDA from implementing three fair-play regulations on livestock marketing and refuse to pay for “President Biden’s bureaucratic pay increases.” Members of… » Read More

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