" Cuts to the nation's food stamp program enacted this year are only affecting four states, far from the sweeping overhaul that Republicans had pushed, an Associated Press review has found.....
As a result, it's unclear whether the law will realize the estimated $8.6 billion in savings over 10 years that the GOP had advertised....
States were giving some people as little as $1 a year in heating assistance so they could get more food aid. It's called "heat and eat...."
Among the 16 states that allow the practice or some form of it, 12 governors have taken steps to avoid the food stamp cuts. "
NOTE : And have we heard from Governor Gina Raimondo on SNAP cuts in Rhode Island ?
Ron Ruggieri, Cranston
As a result, it's unclear whether the law will realize the estimated $8.6 billion in savings over 10 years that the GOP had advertised....
States were giving some people as little as $1 a year in heating assistance so they could get more food aid. It's called "heat and eat...."
Among the 16 states that allow the practice or some form of it, 12 governors have taken steps to avoid the food stamp cuts. "
NOTE : And have we heard from Governor Gina Raimondo on SNAP cuts in Rhode Island ?
Ron Ruggieri, Cranston
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