Stories Related to Trump Administration Moves To End Food Stamps For 3 Million People

The Trump administration is moving to end food stamp benefits for 3 million people with proposed new regulations curtailing the leeway of states to automatically enroll residents who receive welfare benefits. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said state governments “have misused this flexibility.” “We are changing the rules, preventing abuse of a critical safety net system, so those who need food assistance the most are the only ones who receive it,” he added. Conservatives have long sought cuts in the federal food assistance program for the poor and disabled.