Trump rebuffs LePage on banning soda, candy purchases with food stamps
Source: Bangor Daily News
AUGUSTA, Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has denied him on a second try in his long-standing battle to ban soft drink and candy purchases with federal food stamp benefits.
The Republican governor called it extremely disappointing in a radio address. A LePage spokeswoman said that the federal agency handed down the decision this week and that Maine plans to revise and resubmit the request.
Its a sign that the administration of President Donald Trump may follow past precedent on the issue. A USDA spokesman said in a statement that the agency doesnt want to pick winners and losers in the food marketplace or judge the relative benefits of individual food products.
In 2016, the USDA under former Democratic President Barack Obama rejected Maines last attempt to ban these purchases under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Benefits are paid for by the federal government, which splits administrative costs with states.
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bucolic_frolic
(43,286 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,431 posts)FuzzyRabbit
(1,969 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)His diet and Lapages to by the looks of him. Why is it these fat bastards want to tell us what to eat?
Matthew28
(1,798 posts)and Control freaks. It is about power and control.
rpannier
(24,338 posts)le pew can pound sand