02/27/2017
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"Using the Low Cost Food Plan takes into account how much working people, including SNAP recipients, spend on food in order to have a nutritious diet."
"I get very concerned when that flexibility... can be utilized in a way that does exactly the opposite of the intent of the core program"
"If you don't have the resources to afford that, even with farmers programs that are involved, you aren't going to have a healthy, nutritious meal as a result."
"we are also looking at getting folks into a situation where they are not dependent on these benefits"