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Appropriations committee declines amendment designed to shield free school lunches from SNAP and Medicaid cuts
3778704 · June 12, 2025
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Summary
A proposed amendment to prevent changes to SNAP or Medicaid from reducing school lunch eligibility failed in committee after debate over reconciliation changes and program interactions.
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz offered an amendment to prevent the Department of Agriculture from using appropriated funds to strip free school lunch eligibility from students when families lose SNAP or Medicaid through reconciliation changes. She argued that direct certification via…
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