Texas lawmakers are considering bills that will keep Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) users applying those benefits to junk food.
Lawmakers are discussing Senate Bill 379, introduced by Texas Sen. Mays Middleton (R-Galveston). It has been reported on monday.
Middleton said he submitted the law in hopes of returning to the original intentions of the Food Stamp Program and helping citizens concentrate on more nutritious foods.
“The purpose stated by the USDA of the SNAP Program is nutritious foods essential to health and well-being. Well, junk food certainly doesn't fit that purpose. Therefore, making these types of foods and drinks eligible under the program actually goes against the overall purpose of the SNAP program.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has shed light on ultra-processed foods to help Americans get better health, the Associated Press reported on March 15.
During a confirmation hearing in January, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke about the chronic disease outbreak that plagues Americans and their children, reported Breitbart News.
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He provided several examples of how the US could implement the Maha Agenda, using federal funding for the SNAP program and the school lunch program.
“We shouldn't give 60% of the kids in school the food that makes them sick. …We shouldn't spend 10% of our snap programs on sugar drinks. […] [W]E has the direct ability to change things,” he says, “You need to focus more on understanding the relationship between diet and illness in order to hold your healthcare based on outcomes, those responsible for your healthcare, and those responsible for your healthcare.”
During Trump's first term, more than 2.4 million households ended with over 2.4 million households using “February 2017 (when President Trump finished his first month as president) and October 2019” per USDA data.
“Food stamp registrations plummeted after the state legislature passed labor requirements reform measures to curb dependence on welfare.
Food Stamp benefits rose 12.5% in 2022 amid a crippling inflation under former President Joe Biden, according to Breitbart News.
