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USDA struggles to sell SNAP food box plan

02/26/18 11:36 AM By Philip Brasher
KEYWORDS Agriculture Department Brandon Lipps food banks food stamps SNAP Sonny Perdue Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program usda
A top USDA official was met with boos and derisive laughter when he attempted to sell anti-hunger activists and food banks on the Trump administration’s proposal to convert a portion of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to food boxes. 
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