STATES RESIST SNAP CUTS

Connecticut is one of seven states that are preserving SNAP benefits for millions of people who otherwise would have seen them cut by about $90 each month when the new Farm Bill increased the “heat and eat” payment requirement from $1 to $20. Montana, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont, and D.C. are also moving to block the cuts. The other states affected by the increase — California, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin — are considering doing the same.  But Republican leaders are threatening to take action to stop what they contend is the states flouting Congressional intent.

 

Source: Stateline, 3/17/14, Heat & Eat; Politico, 3/15/14, Congress