Nutrition title of farm bill agreement drops Draconian cuts and represents reasonable compromise

by Robert Greenstein

The proposed farm bill conference agreement announced today represents a relatively favorable outcome for SNAP and most of the millions of low-income Americans who rely on it, especially in light of what might have occurred or what may occur if Congress rejects this agreement and leaves it to the next Congress to write its own farm bill.

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