Two lawmakers from Texas work together want to make changes to a federal initiative in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, commonly known...
That grant program has been used to help people to make their food stamp benefits go further by using them on healthier foods. So spending $5 worth of benefits can translate into $10 worth of broccoli.Crockett and Cornyn have introduced bills in their respective chambers to extend the incentive program to cover frozen fruits and vegetables.
“The SNAP program needs to be re-evaluated from the standpoint of whether or not we’re essentially subsidizing obesity through bad food choices, which leads to huge health issues and exacerbates our problem with runaway health care spending,” Cornyn said.
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