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"By law, the Department of Agriculture must maintain a reserve to pay SNAP benefits during times that there are unusual stresses on the system, and there is $6 billion sitting there in the treasury for just that purpose.
But the 'law' doesn’t matter to Trump, and that is another part of his despair campaign."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #groceries #children
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2. "The pain from lost food aid will, if anything, hurt Republican voters worse than Democrats."
3. "Despite what Republicans believe, SNAP recipients aren’t malingerers."
4. "Food stamps are an investment in the future."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #groceries #children
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"Over the weekend, he had the USDA announce about the SNAP program on its website that “the well has run dry” and “there will be no benefits issued on November 1.”
That is not true."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #groceries #children
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https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/for-trump-our-despair-is-the-point
"By law, the Department of Agriculture must maintain a reserve to pay SNAP benefits during times that there are unusual stresses on the system, and there is $6 billion sitting there in the treasury for just that purpose.
But the 'law' doesn’t matter to Trump, and that is another part of his despair campaign."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #groceries #children
/4
"For 42 million people who rely on SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, it means the loss of grocery assistance when food banks are already stretched thin."
~ Linda Qiu and Eileen Sullivan
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #groceries #children
/6
"The Supreme Court unleashed the maniac with its decision in Trump v. United States, and he takes full advantage every time he can."
#Trump #Republicans #shutdown #SNAP #food #hunger #groceries #children #SupremeCourt
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