Farm Bill Deal Eliminates SNAP Work Requirements
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Farm Bill Deal Eliminates SNAP Work Requirements

LUCAS JACKSON

Lawmakers say they have reached a deal on the massive farm bill, which has been hung up for weeks over demands by President Trump and House Republicans for new work requirements for food stamp recipients.

Negotiators have agreed to jettison those requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which were included in the House version of the bill but not the Senate version.

However, the White House has not yet signed off on the agreement and House conservatives may not support a bill that lacks work requirements.

The Congressional Budget Office has not yet scored the bill, which is expected to cost nearly $900 billion over 10 years. 

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