Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has suggested that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. may institute reforms that would block people from purchasing junk food with food stamps.
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Trump’s new USDA chief Brooke Rollins is eyeing a food stamp makeover—and junk food might not make the cut.
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Rollins’ comment came as she was answering questions outside the White House, with reporters asking her about her plans to work with Kennedy to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
“I look forward to working with Bobby Kennedy as we figure out, do we have the healthiest choices?” the Agriculture Secretary said. “So when a taxpayer is putting money into SNAP, are they okay with us using their tax dollars to feed really bad food and sugary drinks to children who perhaps need something more nutritious?”
Rollins went on to note that she is looking forward to working alongside the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to find where SNAP is wasting money and determine whether it is meeting the metrics to hit its goals.
“Oftentimes, these government programs are started with the idea that you’re going to help people — it’s not a handout, it’s a hand up — and then years later, the programs are even bigger, and you’ve got more people on them,” she explained. “And are we really giving people a hand up, or is it instead a handout? So if we can have a whole other group of really smart people looking at SNAP and other programs at USDA, that will allow us to ensure, what are our metrics for success? Are we meeting those metrics for success?”
“Will we ever take food out of a hungry child’s mouth? Of course not. This is the United States of America,” Rollins added. “But truly, this program has grown so large, especially in the last administration. Under Biden, I think SNAP, grew almost 30% more than before.”
Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that more than 42 million people had received SNAP benefits just in fiscal year 2023, costing American taxpayers more than $110 billion per year.
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins welcomes RFK Jr.’s help reforming SNAP to cut “bad food and sugary drinks”
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