Joni Ernst: “Well, we all are going to die.”

The scale of growth warrants closer review. Data shared with our offices indicates more than $524 million in SNAP benefits were spent at RMP-authorized restaurants across the nine participating states from June 2023 through May 2025.

What was originally intended as a narrow accommodation … is now dominated by large national fast-food and quick-service chains.

While today’s vote is a setback, I remain committed to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to ensure states are treated fairly as we strengthen accountability in SNAP, find a long-term fix to the harmful effects of…

fraud runs in these families—they’ll steal $5K or more and then make a run for it.