Following President Bidens lead, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee proposed an extension until Sept. 30 of the temporary 15% increase in SNAP benefits on Tuesday. ChairmanDavid Scottalso included a sweeping proposal for the government to pay off USDA loans and USDA-guaranteed loans held by socially disadvantaged farmers to put our Black farmers in a better position after decades of discrimination.
Scott unveiled the $16.1-billion package, which would become part of a $1.9-billion coronavirus relief bill, ahead of a committee vote scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The package has $3.6 billion for food donations to fight hunger and to protect food system workers from COVID-19;$1 billion for nutrition assistance in Puerto Ri…
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