Farm Bill axes ‘mean-spirited’ restrictions to SNAP proposed by House & expands coverage

By Elizabeth Crawford

12-Dec-2018 Last updated on 12-Dec-2018 at 17:00 GMT

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Public health advocates are lauding the $876bn Farm Bill passed by an overwhelming majority of the Senate on Tuesday for rejecting controversial proposals in the House version of the bill that would have significantly curtailed access to the nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Association Program.

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