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Title: Feds Spent $100 Billion on Food Assistance Last Year
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Published: May 21, 2015
Author: BY: Elizabeth Harrington May 20, 2015
Post Date: 2015-05-21 07:35:19 by GrandIsland
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109,930,090 Americans participated in overlapping programs The federal government spent $100 billion providing food assistance to Americans last year, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The lion’s share of spending comes from the food stamp program, which gave benefits to an average 46 million Americans in 2014, at a cost of $74.6 billion, according to a testimonyfrom the GAO’s Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security Kay E. Brown before the House Subcommittee on Nutrition Wednesday. The national school lunch program was second, costing $11.3 billion, followed by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at $7.1 billion. Other spending included $1.9 billion for nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico, and $10.7 million for the “Special Milk Program.” Brown said there is a potential for overlap and “inefficient use of federal funds” due to the government’s “complex network of 18 food assistance programs, administered by three federal agencies,” which are unsure how effective the programs are. “In 2010, research GAO reviewed suggested that participation in seven of these programs was associated with positive outcomes, such as improving nutrition among low-income households,” Brown said. “Little was known about the effectiveness of the remaining 11.” The GAO provided a list of the 18 federal programs, which together served a total 109.9 million Americans in 2014. The list only provides the total number of participants for each program, and does not take into account the potential for individuals to participate in more than one program. Brown said the GAO urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) address potential overlaps in their programs. The USDA commissioned a study on redundant programs in 2013, and then “decided to study the impact of participation in multiple food assistance programs on the nutritional status of participants.” “While such a study will provide important information, it does not address GAO’s recommendation,” Brown said. “GAO continues to believe that further action is needed.”
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#1. To: All (#0)
Its a perfect union. Big daddy gov manufacturing sheeple/voters... and what disgusts me most, my peers so quick to live in servitude. Feeding the wild animals causes dependency... and of course, any animal will take it for free instead of hunting for it.
There are 47 million Americans reported to be on food stamps.
Yes but, O'bunghole states that global warming is our greatest threat. lol
And the support from LF's closet libtard AGENDA posters.
#34. To: Gatlin (#31)
You will get $50 per hour lettuce picking job!
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#5. To: GrandIsland (#1)
#6. To: Gatlin (#5)
There are 47 million Americans reported to be on food stamps.
#9. To: GrandIsland (#6)
#16. To: Gatlin (#9)
I crossed the border and all I got is...
#31. To: GrandIsland (#16)
Replies to Comment # 31. If You Want A Paycheck Vote Republican
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