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The nation’s first national food stamp program was introduced during the Great Depression, at a time when farms nationwide had a bounty of crops, but millions of Americans were too poor to put food on their table. The idea, credited to Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace, was to bring that excess food to the needy; customers could purchase $1 of orange stamps, redeemable for any food at participating stores …
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Foreword
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The USDA SNAP Rules
How the Department of Agriculture is changing work requirements
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Categorical Eligibility
How states determine who can receive SNAP benefits
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Does Categorical Eligibility Help Households?
How SNAP eligibility can contribute to building wealth
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The Impact of the Trump SNAP Rule
Free school meals could be at risk
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Food Insecurity by the Numbers
More than 10% of the U.S. lacks consistent access to healthy food
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Legislative Background on Food Stamp Reform
How Congress is responding to Trump’s SNAP rules
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Pros & Cons of the Voting Rights Advancement Act
States’ rights versus federal oversight
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Pros & Cons of Paid Family Leave Legislation
Who funds it and who should receive it?
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Pro & Con
Should the U.S. government tighten SNAP eligibility rules?
