Glenn Thompson: “I request much-needed funding for Forest Service research activities, specifically for forests and rangeland research.”

Our reconciliation instructions provide the opportunity to restore integrity to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to make sure that this essential program works for the most vulnerable and functions as Congress…

While this may not be in our jurisdiction, it is certainly in the interest of the farmers and ranchers, and foresters that we represent.

I have concerns about the unintended consequences that may arise should Congress begin to chip away piecemeal like that the ban on hot food in SNAP without considering the broader ramifications, particularly for program integrity. A change…

SNAP reforms would “restore integrity” to the program and ensure it works for the “most vulnerable among us, including children.”