In order to save $2.5 billion a year in taxes, the Trump administration plans to propose a measure that will cut more than 3 million U.S. citizens from the food-stamp program.
President Trump wrote on Twitter that the U.S. unemployment has reached record low levels and that is why a very small amount of people participate in the program. Politifact also confirmed this information as true.
Residents in 43 states who receive help from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) automatically enroll in the food-stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), Reuters reported, citing the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture also plans to review the cases from TANF in order to filter people who need to use the program.
The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture was talking in a conference call on the topic as he said:
“The proposal will save money and preserve the integrity of the program. SNAP should be a temporary safety net.’’
SNAP, which was formerly known as the Food Stamps Program, is a federal program that provides grocery assistance for people out of work or with low incomes living in the U.S. To qualify for the program, individuals must make 130 percent or less of the federal poverty level based on the household size, according to Fox News.
While the Trump administration justified this move with the facts that were mentioned above, some Democrats in Congress opposed it, pointing out various critics. One of them was Senator Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich, who was talking with the Washington Post on the subject as she said that the move is another attempt by the Trump administration to “circumvent Congress and make harmful changes to nutrition assistance that have been repeatedly rejected on a bipartisan basis.’’
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