"The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin next week to block nutrition assistance funding for states led by Democrats that have not provided data on fraud in the program, Secretary Brooke Rollins told President Donald Trump at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. USDA sought data from states earlier this year related to their administration of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, Rollins said Tuesday. She added the data was needed to address fraud that she called "rampant" in the program that helps 42 million people afford groceries."
"Most states complied with the request, but 21, mostly run by Democrats, refused, she said. A USDA spokesperson later implied the department was missing data from 22 states. "As of next week, we have begun and will begin to stop moving federal funds into those states until they comply, and they tell us and allow us to partner with them to root out this fraud and to protect the American taxpayer," Rollins said."
"That would leave the following 22 states, all led by Democratic governors, that have not provided data: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin blocking federal nutrition assistance funds to states that have not provided fraud-related data for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Secretary Brooke Rollins called fraud in SNAP "rampant" and said the department requested state data earlier this year on program administration. Most states complied, but 22 states, all led by Democratic governors, have not provided the information. USDA reported receiving data from 28 states and one territory. The department will stop moving funds into noncompliant states until they share the data and agree to partner on rooting out fraud. SNAP serves about 42 million people.
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