Bennet, Senate Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Withdraw Proposal to Take Away Food Assistance from Millions of Americans
Proposed Rule Would Take Food from Children and Families, Bypass the Intent of Congress in the 2018 Farm Bill
Sep 24, 2019
This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and a group of his Senate colleagues raised serious concerns about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rule to eliminate categorical eligibility, which would take food assistance away from millions of families currently participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).