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Legislators Sound Alarm Over Soaring Food Assistance Budget, Program Abuse During Farm Bill Hearing

Legislators Sound Alarm Over Soaring Food Assistance Budget, Program Abuse During Farm Bill Hearing
A sign alerting customers about SNAP food stamps benefits in Spanish in a New York grocery store on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
2/16/2023|Updated: 2/19/2023
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The cost of food assistance programs in the United States is rapidly approaching the trillion-dollar threshold, and some legislators are trying to pump the brakes.

During a Feb. 16 hearing discussing the 2023 Farm Bill, four senators voiced concerns while sharing the findings of a new Congressional Budget Office report.
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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