If those budget cuts, even the most conservative budget cut, that is to say, putting it back to levels of several years ago, would result, not in an increase in Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participation, but perhaps as many as 250,000 participants in WIC not being able to be provided that opportunity.
Vilsack warns about the negative impact of proposed budget cuts on WIC participation.
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Well, the House Agriculture appropriations talked about an 18 percent cut to our budget, so you can do the math.
There is no doubt that there are many, many, many working poor, working poor with an emphasis on working.
If you raise the minimum wage, you would reduce the SNAP population by a significant amount.
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