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RSS FeedsBooker, Menendez, Sires, Payne Urge USDA to Expand SNAP and WIC Benefits to Support Newark Residents Affected by Lead in Drinking Water
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16 august 2019 06:55:17

 
Booker, Menendez, Sires, Payne Urge USDA to Expand SNAP and WIC Benefits to Support Newark Residents Affected by Lead in Drinking Water
(WorldNews Environment)
 


WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), along with Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ), and Rep. Donald M. Payne, Jr. (D-NJ) today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to offer additional assistance to serve the immediate needs of Newark residents affected by known or suspected lead service lines. By making temporary changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC), USDA can help ensure that Newark`s families and children are being safeguarded from potential lead exposure. Specifically, the lawmakers...


 
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