Is it possible there are some SNAP recipients taking advantage of the system? I'm sure there are. Is the problem so bad that we need to make life harder for all the other people who truly need that assistance? No, absolutely not. I'm not losing sleep over the possibility that some people might be saving money on groceries. Let them have it. There are so many bigger issues to worry about.
An annual confidence vote doesn't sound that bad. Lose the vote and the President is out and unable to run again until the next normal election. Regular rules of succession apply.
USDA did not immediately respond to a request to clarify a timeline
Uh huh. So are you going to be providing benefits in the interim or not? There are millions of people involved. I think that it's likely that it will take a long time to reprocess those people.
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