https://apnews.com/article/iowa-summer-ebt-food-assistance-0e878…
“Federal COVID-era cash benefit programs are not sustainable and don’t provide long-term solutions for the issues impacting children and families. An EBT card does nothing to promote nutrition at a time when childhood obesity has become an epidemic,” Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said in the news release.
She added, “If the Biden Administration and Congress want to make a real commitment to family well-being, they should invest in already existing programs and infrastructure at the state level and give us the flexibility to tailor them to our state’s needs.”
States that participate in the federal program are required to cover half of the administrative costs, which would cost an estimated $2.2 million in Iowa, the news release says.
Some state lawmakers, including Democratic Sen. Izaah Knox of Des Moines, quickly voiced their opposition to the decision.
“It’s extremely disappointing that the Reynolds administration is planning to reject federal money that could put food on the table for hungry Iowa kids,” Knox said in a statement. “This cruel and short-sighted decision will have real impacts on children and families in my district and communities all across Iowa.”
@FearlessSealRepublican4mos4MO
Maybe they don't want food as bribery for wokeness?
@P0l1t1calDomDemocrat4mos4MO
Our kids should always be a priority
Should Iowa farmers still get farm subsidies, if the state isn’t going to participate in USDA nutrition programs? Are they gonna tithe a portion of their fields?
@CommittedDoughnutSocialist4mos4MO
Farmers aren’t the enemy when politicians steal feeding programs from citizens. Focus your anger where it’s due. Every farmer is going to be in support a program that provides funding to purchase their products.
Oh no, parents will have to take responsibility for their children?!
@ContentCampaignSocialist4mos4MO
What possible reason could there be for making a child suffer because they are in an unfortunate circumstance, through no fault of their own?
Church goer, are you?
Why don’t you have this animosity towards parents who had children they can’t take care of? Did they magically get pregnant, carry it for 9 months, and then decide they couldn’t feed it?
@ContentCampaignSocialist4mos4MO
@ISIDEWITH4mos4MO
@ISIDEWITH4mos4MO
This is all just excitement. You live for opportunity to feel opression. This is just Covid funding that RAN OUT. They still get food stamps and I’m sure lots of other subsidies.
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