Republicans are defending recent legislation aimed at incentivizing states to fight erroneous payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — but Democrats are picking a fight ...

GOP-backed plan permits a two-year delay in the implementation of cost-sharing policy for states with high error payment rates.

Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, said she will force a vote on the proposal for food stamps, which offers up ...

States, already facing cuts to services by Trump administration, now trying to figure out how to fit Medicaid and SNAP cuts ...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), the top Democrat on the Senate Agriculture Committee, questioned why only two states should receive “special treatment” in a GOP-backed plan to reduce federal ...

Democrats see Trump's big bill as key to their comeback. ... Everyone needs to step up and realize the enormous challenge that's in front of us,'' executive director Danielle Butterfield said.

Republicans are defending recent legislation aimed at incentivizing states to fight erroneous payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — but Democrats are picking a ...

Democrats’ challenge on display. Privately, some Democrats conceded that Republicans were smart to pass the bill on the eve of a holiday weekend when fewer voters would be paying attention.