By increasing financing for the federal program to $3.5 billion, a plan that has been presented in both houses of Congress will improve the availability of nutritious foods within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program will be strengthened by the Opt for Health with SNAP Act, which was brought up in the Senate by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and the House by Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE). It will boost funding for the SNAP assistance program by $3.5 billion in 5 years and do away with the state combining the need.
Thousands of Americans are right now facing both starvation and nutrition crises; in addition to finding it difficult to eat sufficiently, people also suffer to find affordable, nourishing foods.
For some of the most needy people in our country, GusNIP is a tested solution that promotes nutrition and health, according to a statement released by Booker this past week. “My legislation would remove the partner expense share and significantly increase funding for GusNIP, a tried-and-true program, allowing us to rapidly boost the program’s beneficial effects for many American farmers and families,” said the author.