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US Department of Agriculture tells states to undo efforts to issue full food aid benefits or face penalties

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Tags: politics.usa, usa, government.local, republican party, donald trump, policy.social, welfare, aid.food, supplemental nutrition assistance program, department of agriculture, author.leah dougla, source.reuters, paywall
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/usda-tells-states-undo-efforts-issue-full-food-aid-benefits-2025-11-09/

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Leah Douglas
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Nov 9 2025
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    MimicSquid
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    "If you don't let us intentionally starve the most vulnerable Americans, we'll punish you further." It's bizarre how unabashedly, cartoonishly evil they've gotten. First they want people to lose...

    "If you don't let us intentionally starve the most vulnerable Americans, we'll punish you further."

    It's bizarre how unabashedly, cartoonishly evil they've gotten. First they want people to lose their healthcare, now they want the most vulnerable among us to starve... If the actions taken by this administration were done by a foreign government, this would have been outright war.

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    1. vord
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      Oh don't forget about the hypocrisy. If this was states banning abortion....well, that's just state's rights. The Republican party needs put out to pasture. I know this ship sailed long ago, but...

      Oh don't forget about the hypocrisy. If this was states banning abortion....well, that's just state's rights.

      The Republican party needs put out to pasture. I know this ship sailed long ago, but it bears repeating:

      There are no moderate Republicans anymore, top to bottom. To all Republican voters:

      It doesn't matter if you don't agree that they're starving people. You put them in position starve people, and you'll probably vote for them to do it again. You can't claim ignorance. You can't deflect blame.

      You're as evil as them until you remove them from power.

      15 votes
  2. boxer_dogs_dance
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    "States must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025," the memo said.
    "Failure to comply with this memorandum may result in USDA taking various actions, including cancellation of the Federal share of state administrative costs and holding states liable for any overissuances that result from the noncompliance," the memo said.
    Some states had previously said they would fund November SNAP benefits using state funds. It was not immediately clear whether the memo applied to actions taken by those states. The USDA did not respond to a request for comment.
    Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey were among the states that said on Friday they were moving to issue full benefits to SNAP recipients.
    "If President Trump wants to penalize states for preventing Americans from going hungry, we will see him in court," Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey said in a written statement.

    15 votes