This rule by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service is impractical, it is unworkable, it is offensive, it is discriminatory, and it is definitely draconian, and really, really offensive and discriminatory to rural Americans and low-income Americans.
David Scott: “This rule by the Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service is impractical, it is unworkable, it is…”
On the recordJanuary 11, 2016
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congress.govEditor's note · Context
Criticism of a USDA rule affecting SNAP participants, especially in rural areas.
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