Nutrition

The most current controversy involves a rule proposed by the USDA and FNS in 2019, which would redefine eligibility for people in the SNAP and free lunch programs. source
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Rep. Madeleine Dean
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on Nutrition

‘No excuse for inaction’: Experts urge Congress to extend program providing free school replacement meals for kids

CNBC , 2 days ago
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Rep. Madeleine Dean received from American Academy of Family Physicians: $5k, Walmart Inc: $4k, National Confectioners Assn: $2.5k on Nutrition
Senator Pat Roberts
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AGAINST
Justice John Roberts
on Nutrition

Under pressure, USDA extends flexible free school meals for kids program

CBS News , 2 weeks ago
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Senator Pat Roberts received from Biotechnology Innovation Organization: $51.7k, International Dairy Foods Assn: $12.5k, National Assn of Convenience Stores: $10k, plus $36k from others on Nutrition
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Senator Pat Roberts is on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Subcommittee on Health Care
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
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STATEMENT on Nutrition

Second stimulus check updates: Sides ‘still very far apart’ as coronavirus relief talks in danger of collapse

Chicago Tribune , 1 month ago
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi received from American Academy of Family Physicians: $17.5k, National Corn Growers Assn: $10k, International Dairy Foods Assn: $5k, plus $15k from others on Nutrition
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TRENDING ON TWITTER:
Rep. Alcee Hastings
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TWEETS on Nutrition

Each year, millions of Americans face hunger, but this pandemic has caused even more hardship. Up to 54M people may be food insecure in 2020, including 18M children. I'll always protect our safety net programs, like SNAP & WIC, b/c no one deserves to go hungry! #HungerActionMonth

See tweet 16 hours ago
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Rep. Alcee Hastings received from American Sugarbeet Growers Assn: $3k, Walmart Inc: $2.5k, National Confectioners Assn: $1k, plus $1k from others on Nutrition
Rep. Joseph Morelle
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TWEETS on Nutrition

From healthcare centers to school lunch programs to infrastructure projects, so many of our community resources rely on full and accurate data from the #Census. That's why it's so important that you #GetCounted before the end of this month! Visit https://t.co/cNvPA7EmBJ today.

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Rep. Joseph Morelle received from Walmart Inc: $7k, National Assn of Convenience Stores: $3k on Nutrition
Rep. Donald Norcross
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TWEETS on Nutrition

14 million children are hungry – and yet Senate Republicans refused to provide even $1 to deliver the nutrition assistance these little ones need. Those kids needs the Senate to pass the #HeroesAct!

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Rep. Donald Norcross received from Grocery Manufacturers Assn: $1k on Nutrition
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DETAILS:

FOR Republicans

Republicans feel the new rule will help reduce wasteful spending and welfare fraud. It is clamed the 500,000 kids that will be impacted in the free lunch program will still qualify, they will just need to apply separately from the SNAP project. source

AGAINST Democrats

Oppose the revision because it is estimated to take 500,000 kids off free lunch programs in the 2020/2021 school year. source

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  • Nathanson+Hauck
  • Walmart Inc
  • National Assn of Convenience Stores
  • National Restaurant Assn
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • National Confectioners Assn
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • National Cattlemen's Beef Assn
  • PepsiCo Inc
  • Ecolab Inc