From the Food Research and Action Center:
President Obama’s FY2013 budget protects and proposes to strengthen
the nation’s nutrition safety net for the many Americans who continue to
struggle with hunger, lost jobs, and reduced wages. Chief among his
proposals are: restoration of cuts to SNAP (food stamps) benefits made
in the 2010 child nutrition bill and scheduled to take place in FY 2013;
and the suspension for a fiscal year of time limits on benefits for
certain unemployed, working-age, low-income adults without dependents.
“As the nation recovers from the recession, tens of millions still
struggle with hunger. In 2010 alone, nearly one in four households with
children said there were times they were unable afford enough food for
their households,” said FRAC President Jim Weill. “The President’s
budget makes important investments in our nation’s nutrition safety net,
and FRAC is committed to working with the Administration and with
Congress to ensure that the programs are protected and improved.”
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