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Lawmakers ask how USDA reorg will affect SNAP, WIC and program integrity oversight
Summary
Senators pressed the department on how moving Food and Nutrition Service staff and closing DC offices could affect SNAP and WIC administration, error rates and timely disaster‑related nutrition assistance. Deputy Secretary Vaden said FNS would retain Washington representation while shifting oversight staff closer to states.
Several senators raised pointed questions about the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), which oversees the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and WIC, and how the reorganization would affect program integrity, error rates and state technical assistance.
Senators noted the scale of the programs—Vaden and senators referenced “over 40,000,000 SNAP recipients” in discussing program scale—and expressed concern that congressional…
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