Etiqueta: Delivering for Oregon

Tras informes que indican que la administración Trump intenta impedir que los supermercados de Oregón y de todo el país ofrezcan descuentos a los beneficiarios del programa SNAP durante el cierre del gobierno, Washington, D.C. – Los senadores estadounidenses de Oregón, Ron Wyden y Jeff Merkley, presentaron hoy un proyecto de ley que permitiría a los supermercados de todo el país ofrecer descuentos de forma voluntaria.

President Trump: “We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible and bad for them like cutting vast numbers of people out. Cutting things they like, cutting programs they like.” The Trump administration is required by law to use billions in available funding to keep SNAP benefits flowing in November; USDA’s

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-OR) today urged the Trump administration to release the billions of dollars at its disposal to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits continue next month in Oregon and nationwide.    “We were deeply disturbed to hear that the