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Restricting SNAP benefits could hurt millions of Americans – and local communities

  • Written by Cindy Leung, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan
SNAP benefits help millions of families put food on the table.JACEK SKROK/Shutterstock.com

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is trying to restrict access to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

SNAP is the primary way the government helps low-income Americans put food on the table. According to the government’s own...

Read more: Restricting SNAP benefits could hurt millions of Americans – and local communities

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