The 2018 bipartisan farm bill directed USDA to regularly reevaluate the Thrifty Food Plan and SNAP benefit adjustments as food prices, dietary guidance and other scientific standards shifted over time. The farm bill put forth by House Republicans would result in roughly $30 billion in benefit cuts, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That would impact every SNAP household in future years, including children, older adults and people with disabilities. (02:10–02:19)
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Asserts that the proposed farm bill would cut SNAP benefits by $30 billion.
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