WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (Reuters) – The Trump administration announced on Thursday its intention to tighten restrictions on food stamps imposed on some work-able Americans through administrative action that would save billions dollars, after the failure of the Congress attempts.
This decision could ignite the political divisions around the program – the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) – which provides free food to some 40 million eligible Americans, or about 12% of the population. total population of the United States.
President Donald Trump The administration argued that many Americans using the program did not need it given the strength of the economy and the low unemployment rate and should be removed in order to allow taxpayers to save billions of dollars.
The Trump administration said on Wednesday that the draft regulations would save the Americans. $ 15 billion in taxpayers over the next decade.
Meanwhile, mainly Democratic legislators have promised to defend the program and have blocked Some Republican farmers will impose new restrictions on the Farm Bill.
Under the federal SNAP program, valid adults without disabilities can only receive food stamps for three months over a three-year period. this is intended to encourage people to find work. But states can bypass the time limit and extend the benefits to ABAWD by using waivers as they deem fit.
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A sign on a frozen food case indicates electronic profit transfer (EBT) and food stamps are accepted at Dollar General Corp. store of Saddle Brook, New Jersey, United States, Saturday, December 3, 2011. Dollar General is expected to announce its results on December 5. Photographer: Emile Wamsteker / Bloomberg via Getty Images
UNITED STATES – OCTOBER 27: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, DD.C., right, and Vanessa Sherrie, downtown resident, are shopping at Safeway on 14th Street, the National Stamp Stamp Challenge. The challenge is to ask participants to spend $ 31.50 for a grocery week, which corresponds to the average allocation of the additional nutritional assistance program, formerly called Food Stamps. (Photo By Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call)
Supporters favor the adoption of a new legislative rally on agriculture near the US Capitol in Washington, DC, United States, the Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Agricultural legislation funds federal nutrition programs, including: food stamps, and farmer subsidies that reduce the cost of raw materials for businesses. Photographer: Rich Clement / Bloomberg via Getty Images
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 17: Members of Progressive Democrats from America and other activists gather in front of Representative Henry Waxman's office on June 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. . The protesters were asking the congressman to vote against an agriculture bill in the House that would reduce federal spending on the supplementary nutritional assistance program by $ 20.5 billion and affect coupons. food and other services for the poor. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 17: Gracie Shannon-Sanborn, age 5, holds a sign when she joins her father, Allen Sanborn (left), as well as Progressive Democrats Party members from America and other activists. while they're holding a rally in front of Representative Henry Waxman's office on June 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. The protesters were asking the congressman to vote against an agriculture bill in the House that would reduce federal spending on the supplementary nutritional assistance program by $ 20.5 billion and affect coupons. food and other services for the poor. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 01: Volunteers sort carrots at the SF-Marin food bank on May 1, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Food banks prepare for higher food costs and increased demand for food in need, as food prices skyrocket due to reduced food stamps and drought in several states. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 01: A worker packs a range of donated products at the SF-Marin food bank on May 1, 2014 in San Francisco, California. Food banks prepare for higher food costs and increased demand for food in need, as food prices skyrocket due to reduced food stamps and drought in several states. (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 7: US President Barack Obama talks about the Farm Bill, or the Farming Act of 2014, after discussing the issue of agriculture. Importance of the US Agricultural Law Economics at Michigan State University on February 7, 2014 in East Lansing, Michigan. Obama signed largely bipartite legislation reforming the agricultural insurance program and cutting food stamps by 1%. (Photo by Bill Pugliano / Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI – FEBRUARY 7: The stage is set for US President Barack Obama to sign the 2014 Farm Bill at Equine Performance Center Mary Anne McPhail from Michigan State University. February 7, 2014 in East Lansing, Michigan. Obama will sign largely bipartite legislation that will reform the agricultural insurance program and reduce food stamps by 1%. (Photo by Bill Pugliano / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 5: Brooklyn residents receive free food as part of an outreach program led by the Bowery Mission on December 5, 2013 in the Brooklyn neighborhood in New York. The Christan Ministry said it has seen an increase in needs since the reduction of food stamps for low-income families in November, due to the reduction of the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). (Photo by John Moore / Getty Images)
BELLE GLADE, FL – APRIL 14: Yosef Muslet, owner of a local business in Belle Glade, says he knows many seniors eligible for SNAP, but does not will not apply. The sign (L) for food stamps indicates that the program is administered with a credit card as a payment system. He thinks that some older people think that food stamps are still cuts of a book that can be annoying when they are used. Many low-income seniors are eligible to participate in the S.N.A.P. (good food) but do not get any benefit, often because they are too proud or ignorant. Photo of Michael S. Williamson / The Washington Post via Getty Images
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 28: Carl G. Purvenas-Smith (left) sells his products to Sunday Smith (right) and Vanessa Edwards to Ward 8 Farmers Market Cooperative Saturday, July 28, 2012. Carl brings his products from Terrapin Station Herb Farm to York, PA. Carl and several other market farmers accept cash, WIC coupons, food vouchers, as well as credit and debit cards. (Photo by Tracy A. Woodward / The Washington Post via Getty Images)
A sign on a crate of frozen products filled with ice cream and other desserts indicates that the electronic transfer of benefits (EBT) and vouchers are good. food are accepted at the Dollar General Corp. Store in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, USA, on Saturday December 3rd, 2011. Dollar General is expected to announce its financial results on December 5th. Photographer: Emile Wamsteker / Bloomberg via Getty Images
PORTLAND, ME – NOVEMBER 23: Sindel Theberge, age 7, points to a Hershey chocolate bag at Mellen Street Market, which accepts EBT and vouchers. Food, in Portland, ME, Monday, November 23, 2015. A new proposal from the DHHS asks for a federal waiver allowing the ministry to ban the purchase of junk food with EBT or vouchers. "It's probably a good idea, buying candy is not really nutritious," said Holly Plourde, Theberge's mother. (Photo by Whitney Hayward / Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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The USDA said the department was planning to end renouncements at the US-based level. State unless a state is eligible for extended unemployment benefits due to poor economic conditions, and would limit exemptions in larger geographical areas considered to have sufficient numbers of people. 39 jobs available.
At present, 29 states have partial exemptions, while seven states offer statewide exemptions.
At an information meeting Wednesday, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny lost 75% of the 3.8 million healthy people who received food stamps were not working in 2016, last year for which the USDA has data. are many as they are now, "he said." The country's economy is booming and unemployment is at its lowest … since 1969. "
Growth forecasts for The fourth quarter is approximately 2.7% annualized, with the economy growing at a rate of 3.5% in the third quarter.The US unemployment rate remained unchanged at nearly by 3.7%, the lowest level in 49 years
A Trump-led proposal to tighten SNAP requirements under the Farm Bill was at the heart of a long debate, partisan and acerbic who delayed the crucial legislation of several months.
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