Debbie Stabenow in The Chicago Tribune

On Welfare & Poverty: Administration out of touch with struggling families

Hundreds of thousands of Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program will lose their benefits under a new Trump administration rule that will tighten work requirements for recipients. The plan will limit states from exempting work-eligible adults from having to maintain steady employment in order to receive benefits. The Agriculture Department estimates the change would save roughly $ 5.5 billion over five years and cut benefits for roughly 688,000 SNAP recipients.

Sen. Debbie Stabenow said the plan will only serve to punish workers whose jobs are seasonal or unreliable. "This administration is out of touch with families who are struggling to make ends meet by working seasonal jobs or part time jobs with unreliable hours," said Stabenow, the top Democrat on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry.

Source: Chicago Tribune interview of Michigan Senator Dec 5, 2019

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