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Trump to discuss SNAP work requirements, Farm Bill in White House meeting
President Trump is expected to discuss the Farm Bill with House Ag Chairman Mike Conaway and Senate Ag Chairman Pat Roberts today at the White House.
There have been reports that Trump will only support the Farm Bill if work requirements to qualify for SNAP benefits are tightened. But, Marc Short, director of legislative affairs at the White House, told The Wall Street Journal that it’s too early for a veto threat.
The meeting comes as Conaway is trying to get enough votes to pass the Farm Bill on the House floor next week.
Roberts has said he hopes to release a draft of the Senate Ag Committee’s Farm Bill soon that will be bipartisan.
SNAP work requirements halted bipartisan work on the Farm Bill. The House bill would require able-bodied adults in the 18-59 age group to work for at least 20 hours a week. Democrats oppose the work requirements and have said the Farm Bill is unfixable.
they should have a milk punch card with the snap card to make milk go home for kids.I was at big grocery store two saturdays in a row and i counted only two out of ten carts with a gallon of milk in them.I figure 1.5 gallons of milk a week for a family of 4 would be perfect.This idea wouldn’t cost taxpayers a dime and would put a little stimulus into the dying dairy economy.Andreas Hansen>Wis dairy farmer.