Trump Administration Favors SNAP Ban

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Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP but past efforts show it's not easy

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , the newly confirmed health and human services secretary, and Brooke Rollins , the new agriculture secretary, have signaled that they favor stripping such treats from SNAP.

Kennedy has been most vocal, calling for the government to stop allowing the nearly $113 billion program that serves 42 million Americans to use benefits to pay for “ soda or processed foods”.

Several pending bills seek to keep SNAP from paying for soft drinks.

They would continue to allow drinks containing milk, milk alternatives like soy or almond milk.

Kit Kat and Twix bars, which contain flour, wouldn’t be banned.

Such conundrums have stymied changes to the SNAP program for decades .

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