Roberts rips states for ‘cheating and gaming’ to win food stamp bonuses

The government cannot be sure that food stamp money is dispensed properly because states obscured their payment errors in pursuit of USDA bonuses for efficient operations, said Senate Agriculture chairman Pat Roberts. “Simply put, no one knows the error rate of (food stamps) and that is unacceptable,” said Roberts. Food stamps, formally named the Supplemental… » Read More

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