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September 27, 2019

500,000 Children to Lose Free School Meals Under Trump's Food Stamp Rollback
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The Trump administration is poised to cut off food aid to 3 million
people as it plans a massive rollback of the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program. This week, the Agriculture Department was flooded
with over 75,000 comments from activists and political leaders, as a
public comment period for the rule change came to a close. Among those
who could be affected are as many as half a million schoolchildren who
stand to lose access to free school meals.


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