Proposal to deny SNAP dropped
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News from the office of Senator Tester
U.S. SENATE — Following more than a year of efforts to get the United States Department of Agriculture to drop a proposed rule that would have kicked 700,000 low-income Americans off of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, U.S. Senator Jon Tester released the following statement on a recent U.S. District Court ruling striking down the proposal:
“I’ve said it from the beginning, the Trump Administration’s proposal to drastically cut SNAP benefits for low-income Montanans is cruel and unnecessary. Instead of trying to strip away what little help folks get to keep food on the table, USDA should be working to improve nutrition assistance programs so that no family has to worry about where their next meal is coming from, especially during a pandemic. This ruling is great news for hundreds of thousands of Americans who can rest easier knowing that they have a safety net if they need it.”
U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled against USDA regarding the proposed rule that would make it more difficult for states to provide SNAP benefits to Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents in areas with high unemployment or low job opportunity. Tester — with the support of the Montana Food Bank Network — has been sounding the alarm on the rule since March of 2019.
