Washington • With the Trump administration considering a multipronged attack on federal poverty programs, Democrats staged a preemptive action.
They defended a provision that allows states to provide food-stamp benefits to recipients who are above federal guidelines.
And they blasted attempts by Republicans to disparage current program guidelines. At a hearing last week, Republicans pointed to a retired Minnesota man in the audience who received food stamps despite being a millionaire.
“So why do we take the money if we know it’s wrong,” Rob Undersander wrote in a 2016 St. Cloud Times opinion piece.