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Tag: Food stamps
Millionaire Protesting Welfare Abuse Collects Thousands in Food Stamps to Prove His Point
‘The Undersanders purposefully applied for and received food stamps for 19 months to determine if anyone who does not need the aid could still receive it.’
Nationwide Poll Shows Growing Support for Work-for-Welfare Programs
Congressional Republicans are proposing stricter work requirements for people who get food stamps. A new poll shows broad support for the changes. Even though it’s called the farm bill, the […]
Trump Overhauls Medicaid, Food Stamps and Public Housing in Landmark Executive Order
The Trump agenda in action …
House Republicans Unveil Bill With Strict Work Requirements for Food Stamp Recipients
‘If the bill is passed, anywhere from five to seven million food stamp recipients would have to adhere to these stricter requirements.’
Trump Considering Allowing States to Require Mandatory Drug Testing for Food Stamp Recipients
‘We want to provide the nutrition people need, but we also want to help them transition from government programs, back to work, and into lives of independence.’
Trump Signs Executive Order Requiring Welfare Recipients to Work
President Donald Trump has taken another step toward reducing the number of people trapped in the welfare cycle. Trump signed the Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic […]
WV Governor Signs Bill Requiring 'Able-Bodied' to Work for Food Stamps
Beginning in October, food stamp recipients in West Virginia will be forced to meet a new requirement in order to receive the benefit of the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. […]