"The next appropriation bill must undo the cuts that require states to pay a share of SNAP food benefit costs, shifting many millions of dollars in annual costs to California. California cannot be expected to cover federal disinvestment in a national nutrition program. This devastating cost shift would create impossible choices for California state and municipal bodies to fund critical services. Which programs will be cut: SNAP, housing, health care, early childhood education?"
"Donald Trump has grandiose plans for Venezuela, including rebuilding their oil infrastructure and increasing oil exports exponentially. He will handle the windfall profits himself and use the proceeds to make Venezuela great again, his words, and reimburse America. I think that American oil companies would be crazy to follow Trump's advice and invest billions of dollars rebuilding Venezuela's oil infrastructure. Trump is a dishonest person. I doubt if he would treat Venezuela's money fairly."
SNAP was reinstated only through Jan. 30, but a new appropriation bill could force states to pay a share of SNAP food benefit costs, shifting many millions annually to California. California cannot be expected to cover federal disinvestment in a national nutrition program. The cost shift would force state and municipal bodies to make impossible choices among funding SNAP, housing, health care, and early childhood education. Congress must eliminate or at least delay the cost-share provision until 2030 and members of Congress should be urged to repeal the harmful SNAP cost shifts. Separately, a plan to rebuild Venezuela’s oil infrastructure and export capacity raises risks of misappropriated profits, diplomatic coercion, and potential sabotage, so U.S. oil companies are advised to avoid investing there.
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