The House Agriculture Committee released nearly 100 pages for its portion of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on Monday evening.
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HouseRepublicansaremovingtoputstricterworkrequirementsonfoodstampsinabidtocutgovernmentwasteandfindtaxpayersavingsforPresidentDonaldTrump’s“big,beautifulbill.”
Cobblingthevastpieceoflegislationtogethertakescoordinationby11differentHousecommittees,eachworkingonaportionofitundertheirpanel’sjurisdiction.
TheportionreleasedonMondaynightwouldraisetheupperagelimitforworkrequirementsfortheSupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram(SNAP),fromcertainable-bodiedadultsuptoage54tothoseuptoage64.
Whereasthecurrentrulesexemptpeoplewithdependentsunderage18,thenewprovisionwouldnowincludeSNAPrecipientswithchildrenaboveage7whootherwisequalifyforworkrequirements.
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TheHouseAgricultureCommittee,whichoverseesfederalfoodprogramsinadditiontoAmerica’sfarmers,wasta
