The White House proposed a 2019 budget last month that makes steep cuts to one of the strongest lines of defense this country uses to fight hunger: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The proposal calls for slashing food assistance, commonly known as food stamps, by $213 billion over the next decade. The plan is to withhold almost half of the benefit from households and package shelf-ready foods in a ration-style food box delivery program.
Proposed cuts will hurt Georgians
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