Free school meals for nearly a million poor children are in jeopardy under proposed Trump rule change
October 23, 2019
About 3.1 million people would lose food stamps under an administration plan that would affect eligibility. The administration's analysis says "potentially as many as 982,000 children would no longer be directly certified for free school meals based on SNAP participation."
"Shockingly, the department failed to disclose this analysis when it originally published its proposal despite being required to do so" in July, said Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), chairwoman of the House Education and Labor civil rights and human services subcommittee.
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