Perdue to food box critics: Give the idea a chance
WASHINGTON (AP) " Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday defended a proposal that would replace a portion of food stamp benefits with pre-assembled boxes of shelf-stable goods delivered to recipients' doorsteps " an idea one lawmaker called "a cruel joke."The idea was first floated last week in the Trump administration's 2019 budget proposal, tucked inside a larger plan to slash the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, by roughly $213 billion " or 30 percent" [...]
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