GOP still eyeing SNAP cuts in fast-track budget plans

Republicans are scrambling to come up with a massive budget package to slash spending and taxes in one fell swoop – and cuts to food stamp benefits are still in the mix as talks come down to the wire. Plus, DOGE concerns at USDA.

The USDA's SNAP logo against a yellow backdrop. SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Happy Tuesday and welcome to Food Fix. The weather continues to conspire against parents of young children in the Washington region trying to get a bit of work done. Hope we at least get enough snow for some decent sledding! 

Food Fix in the news: Always nice to see this little newsletter cited in the press! This week, it was the Boston Globe on the politics around Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination (see below for an excerpt). 

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