White House cites USDA ‘poison pills’ in threat to veto $260 billion spending bill

The White House listed five dozen objections to parts of a $260 billion government funding bill, including bans on implementing two Trump regulations to narrow SNAP eligibility, on Thursday, and threatened a presidential veto. The House debated the appropriations bill at the same time Republican senators worked on coronavirus relief legislation expected to include billions… » Read More

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