The Associated Press reports:
The Trump administration is setting out to do what this year’s farm bill didn’t: tighten work requirements for millions of Americans who receive federal food assistance.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday is proposing a rule that would restrict the ability of states to exempt work-eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment to receive food stamps.
The move comes just weeks after lawmakers passed a $400 billion farm bill that reauthorized agriculture and conservation programs while leaving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which serves roughly 40 million Americans, virtually untouched.
Trump administration aims to toughen work requirements for food stamps recipients https://t.co/dRj83O7KRo
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) December 20, 2018
Trump administration puts squeeze on food stamps recipients: * New rule tightens work requirements for 40 million Americans * Regulatory crackdown is tradeoff for Trump support of farm bill The Trump… https://t.co/63KgmBTJvq #TheResistance #ImpeachTrump #NotMyPresident pic.twitter.com/azn6ShEVTM
— Patrick (@cahulaan) December 20, 2018
Trump admin moves to make it harder to get food stamps https://t.co/6kAJaCh0DR pic.twitter.com/qsG8DLXvZ5
— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) December 20, 2018