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Lawmakers urge USDA to restrict sugary drinks in SNAP and consider 'Buy American' purchases; Rollins says waivers and state partnerships underway
Summary
Members pushed Secretary Rollins to constrain sugary beverage purchases with SNAP waivers and to prioritize domestic food purchases in nutrition programs; Rollins said governors were being offered waivers and noted that sugary beverages represent a large share of SNAP spending.
WASHINGTON — House members pressed Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to promote healthier purchases and on whether USDA could steer program purchases toward U.S. producers.
Representative Harris (chair) and other members suggested policies to limit SNAP purchases of sugary drinks and to encourage purchase of domestic produce. "There is nothing that we can't grow... If you're buying seafood on it, statistic is that the…
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