US Politics

Reform of Food Stamp Program Triggers Debate

Reform of Food Stamp Program Triggers Debate
People on low incomes and retirees select food at the World Harvest Food Bank in Los Angeles on July 24, 2019. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
contributor
|Updated:
News Analysis

Conservatives are applauding the Trump administration for proposing new regulations that would save taxpayers $2.5 billion a year by ending food stamp benefits for an estimated 3 million people, by taking away states’ ability to automatically enroll welfare recipients in the program.

Matthew Vadum
Matthew Vadum
contributor
Matthew Vadum is an award-winning investigative journalist.
Related Topics