Admin Threatens Blue States’ Food Stamp Benefits Over Withheld Data

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday that the Trump administration will start withholding some federal agriculture funds from Democrat-led states that refuse to turn over detailed data on people receiving food aid.

Rollins, speaking during a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, said the Agriculture Department requested Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program records from all 50 states in February to root out fraud and protect taxpayers.

She said 29 Republican-led states have provided the information, while 21 Democrat-led states “continue to say no.”

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