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Local lawmakers call out Trump Administration for SNAP funding

Congressman Seth Moulton visited a free grocery store in Salisbury, Massachusetts, Wednesday and called on the Trump Administration to fund a critical food assistance program.”We’re here because Donald Trump has a plan to starve the American people this weekend,” Moulton said.Starting Saturday, the Trump Administration says it won’t use contingency funds to pay for SNAP…

Trump’s big bill is prompting urgent action in some Democratic states, but not in Republican ones

Cs news8 months ago011 mins

New Mexico lawmakers are to open a special session Wednesday to boost funding for food assistance and rural health care — actions the Democratic governor contends are needed to “minimize the damage from President Trump’s disastrous bill” cutting federal taxes and spending. The special session follows one in Colorado, where the Democratic governor asserted Trump’s…