Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the following letter from the Government Accountability Office, GAO, be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC. Decision Matter of: United States Department of Agriculture-- Applicability of the Congressional Review Act to the 2021 Updates to the Thrifty Food Plan File: B-33732 Date: July 28, 2022 DIGEST The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a document entitled Thrifty Food Plan, 2021 (2021 TFP). The 2021 TFP updates the market baskets used to determine the value of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase food from retail stores. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires that before a rule can take effect, an agency must submit the rule to both the House of Representatives and the Senate as well as the Comptroller General, and provides procedures for congressional review where Congress may disapprove of rules. We conclude the 2021 TFP meets the definition of a rule under the CRA and no CRA exception applies. Therefore, the 2021 TFP is subject to the requirement that it be submitted to Congress. DECISION On August 16, 2021, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a document entitled Thrifty Food Plan, 2021 (2021 TFP). USDA, Thrifty Food Plan, 2021 (August 2021), available at https:// FNS. usda.gov/TFP (last visited Jul. 12, 2022).…”