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Democratic governors among those opposing proposed SNAP rule change

Democratic governors among those opposing proposed SNAP rule change
The Center Square
September 4, 2019

FILE – In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington.
AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

(Derek Draplin) – The Democratic governors of several states – including Colorado, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania – signed a letter sent to the Trump administration formally opposing rule changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps.

“Should this proposed rule take effect as written, hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries in our states would lose access to basic food assistance,” the letter sent to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue said.

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said in separate statement Wednesday that the rule changes proposed by the USDA would negatively affect 46,000 people in the state who receive SNAP benefits.

“If this rule takes effect, hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries across the United States, including 46,000 individuals right here in Nevada, would lose access to basic food assistance,” Sisolak said. “This is an absolutely unconscionable act that would have dire impacts on the most vulnerable populations in our state, especially those with disabilities, the elderly, and low-income children on free and reduced-price school meals.”

The USDA says the proposed rule change would close a loophole so participants who receive minimal benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) won’t be automatically eligible, as they had in the past.

“For too long, this loophole has been used to effectively bypass important eligibility guidelines. Too often, states have misused this flexibility without restraint,” Perdue said in a statement last month.

Last year, a millionaire Minnesota couple testified in front of a Minnesota House committee that they obtained about $6,000 in taxpayer-subsidized benefits over 19 months to expose a loophole in the system that allows those who don’t need the benefit to receive it anyway.

Closing the loophole would allow those who most need the benefit to receive it, the USDA said.

Joining Sisolak in the letter were Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, California Gov.  Gavin Newsom, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Hawaii Gov. David Ige, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.

“As governors, we urge you to rescind this rule to preserve the flexibility needed to meet the food and nutrition needs of the low-income populations in our states,” the letter read.

The governors collectively say they represent 149 million Americans collectively.

Sisolak’s official also said the proposed rule change “would result in an approximate decrease of nearly $10 million per month for the Nevada economy.”

Polis’ office did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publishing.


By

Derek Draplin | The Center Square

Derek Draplin is a regional editor at The Center Square. He previously worked as an opinion producer at Forbes, and as a reporter at Michigan Capitol Confidential and The Detroit News. He’s also an editor at The Daily Caller.

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