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Trump proposal would push 3 million Americans off food stamps

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July 23, 2019 at 12:01 a.m. EDT
A sign at a bus stops telling residents about the availability of the SNAP program in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. (Michael S. Williamson/THE WASHINGTON POST)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposed new rules Tuesday to limit access to food stamps for households with savings and other assets, a measure that officials said would cut benefits to about 3 million people.

In a telephone call with reporters, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Acting Deputy Under Secretary Brandon Lipps said the proposed new rules for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) were aimed at ending automatic eligibility for those who were already receiving federal and state assistance.