Tag Archive for "SNAP" - Union of Concerned Scientists

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March 13, 2020

It’s the Economy, Sonny: Why the Coronavirus Demands Maximum SNAP Benefits Now

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

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February 18, 2020

From School Lunch to SNAP, New Attacks on Kids’ Health and Nutrition

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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November 26, 2019

Trump’s Newest SNAP Rule Will Leave Families in the Cold

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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August 3, 2019

Trump Administration’s Attacks on SNAP Hurt Farmers and Rural Areas

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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August 1, 2019

Trump Administration Sidesteps Congress to Cut SNAP. Again.

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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June 21, 2019

What’s the Difference Between Food Stamp Abuse and a First-Class Exposé? Race.

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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April 18, 2019

SNAP Rule Change Would Disproportionately Affect Trump Country

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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March 29, 2019

Nine Reasons to Oppose the Trump Administration’s Proposed SNAP Changes

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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January 8, 2019

Four Things the New Congress Can Do to Hold Trump’s USDA Accountable

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue attends a Farmer's Roundtable where President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America April 25, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C.. USDA photo by Preston Keres

December 20, 2018

Trump Administration Seeks to Undermine SNAP After Congress Negotiates Bipartisan Farm Bill

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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November 14, 2018

7 Questions the Senate Should Ask Trump’s New USDA Chief Scientist Nominee

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

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November 9, 2018

The Dinner Table is the Latest Battleground for Trump’s Attacks on Immigrant Families

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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September 4, 2018

What Happens in the Next 26 Days Could Change Our Food and Farm Future

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

August 8, 2018

Farmers Markets and SNAP: Thanks, New York…Your Move, Congress

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

August 2, 2018

Why Republican Farm Bill Negotiators Should Think Twice About Attacks on SNAP

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

Michael Vadon

July 24, 2018

Trump Administration Declares Poverty is Over, We Can All Go Home Now

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

June 1, 2018

What the Failed House Farm Bill Got Wrong About SNAP and Work

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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May 14, 2018

SNAP is a boon to urban and rural economies—and small-town stores may not survive cuts

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

House Agriculture Committee chair Mike Conaway speaks at a hearing.

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April 16, 2018

SNAP Work Requirements Provoke Broad Opposition to House Farm Bill

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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April 12, 2018

SNAP already has work requirements. Adding more won’t solve poverty.

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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April 10, 2018

USDA Focus on Nutrition Program “Integrity” is a Smokescreen

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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April 3, 2018

Betrayal at the USDA

Karen Perry Stillerman
Deputy Director

March 14, 2018

Food Stamps Cuts Could Hit Rural America Hardest

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor

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February 12, 2018

Popular Nutrition Program for Farmers and Families at Risk in 2018 Farm Bill (Correction)

Sarah Reinhardt
Former Contributor