NEWS ALERT: 'They're Such Cowards': GOP Pushes Bill Targeting Food Aid for the Poor

 

NEWS ALERT

'They're Such Cowards': GOP Pushes Bill Targeting Food Aid for the Poor

March 14, 2023

More than a dozen House Republicans are expected to release legislation Tuesday that would impose more harsh work requirements on certain recipients of federal food aid, a clear signal that the GOP intends to target nutrition assistance in critical debt ceiling, budget, and farm bill talks. "If they'd had any real courage," said one critic, "they'd be taking on Pharma and drug spending instead of trying to crack down on food stamps for poor people."

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