Trump Administration Backs Off Demand for SNAP Recipient Data — Newsweek

Trump Administration Backs Off Demand for SNAP Recipient Data — Newsweek

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Trump Administration Backs Off Effort to Collect Data on Food Stamp Recipients

Map Shows How Many Could Lose SNAP Benefits in Each State

Trump Administration Backs Off Demand for SNAP Recipient Data

Trump Administration Backs Off Demand for SNAP Recipient Data

The Agriculture Department has paused plans to compile a database of Americans who receive food stamps.

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Trump Administration Backs Off Effort to Collect Data on Food Stamp Recipients

Map Shows How Many Could Lose SNAP Benefits in Each State

This is a victory for tens of millions of SNAP recipients and anyone who cares about protecting our personal data against government abuse. Although this fight is just beginning, we're grateful that the USDA acknowledged its legal obligation to safeguard privacy and remain accountable to the public."

John Davisson, the director of litigation and senior counsel at EPIC, said in a news release

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The proposed changes to the SNAP program would be a disaster for hungry families and for states. States across the country are already facing significant budget shortfalls, and off-loading the costs of running SNAP programs from the federal budget to state budgets will force states to choose between cutting spending on health care and education or reducing food access for their most vulnerable families."

Jennifer Greenfield, associate professor at University of Denver who specializes in the intersection of health and wealth disparities, told Newsweek

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This lawsuit is ongoing, and we intend to keep a close eye on what the USDA does next."

Madeline Wiseman, an attorney with the National Student Legal Defense Network, said

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