Texas Lawmakers Closer To Banning Using SNAP Benefits To Purchase Junk Food and Soda
The Texas Senate has voted to ban food stamp recipients from purchasing junk food and soda. The vote came this week on Senate Bill 379 and passed overwhelmingly 22-8. The bill would ban food stamp recipients from using SNAP benefits on junk food items.
As is well known, theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is key to the subsistence and economy of millions of people in the United States and their families, so everyt ...
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On the surface, a proposed Texas law makes all the sense in the world. According to Fox News, Texas Senate Bill 379 would ...
Soda companies are starting to push back on state and national Republicans who have blamed them for America’s obesity problems as they try to ban soft drinks from food stamp programs in Texas ...
The Texas Senate passed a bill restricting SNAP benefits from buying junk food like soda and candy. It now heads to the House ...
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