Posted at https://frac.org/news/snap-rule-would-take-food-from-people-in-need-in-areas-with-too-few-jobs Statement attributed to James D. Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, December 4, 2019 — Today, the Trump administration issued a final rule that would weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the nation’s first defense against hunger — and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/03/flood-comments-shows-public-utterly-repulsed-trump-plan-take-food-stamps-750000 Published on Wednesday, April 03, 2019 by Common Dreams “This is a direct attack on the most vulnerable among us and this policy violence cannot go unchallenged,” said Rev. William Barber By Jake Johnson, staff writer U.S. … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Food assistance for the hungry shouldn’t have a time limit. Yet, the Trump Administration has proposed a rule that would take away SNAP eligibility for 755,000 unemployed and underemployed adults. That means … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): Food assistance is at risk — again — and your voice is needed. Just months after Congress and the Trump Administration debated and renewed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): The administration has released yet another craven attack on the poor: A proposed plan to gut the food assistance program millions of Americans rely on to feed themselves—just days before the holidays. This latest … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-12-21/poverty-issues/proposed-snap-rules-an-end-run-around-congress/a65018-1 December 21, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window In 2017, SNAP benefits kept 3.4 million Americans out of poverty. (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Flickr) HARRISBURG, Pa. – After failing to get … Continued
House Bills 2138 and 1659 – bills that would impose harmful work requirements on people who rely on Medicaid and food assistance – passed out of the Rules Committees in the PA Senate yesterday. It will move quickly to a … Continued
From Project H.O.M.E. (http://www.projecthome.org): Evidence shows that work requirements do nothing to help people find or keep good jobs or reduce poverty. Your calls and emails about burdensome work requirements are having an impact in Harrisburg and the vote has … Continued
From Pennsylvania’s Choice (http://pachoice.org/): There seems to be an overall optimism among state legislators that the Pennsylvania budget will pass on time given the positive revenue numbers in the state, a straight-forward budget proposal by the governor, and no haunting … Continued
From Hunger-Free Pennsylvania (http://www.hungerfreepa.org/): The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday approved two bad measures that would impose “work requirements” on individuals who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to buy food for their families (H.B. 1659) … Continued