House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT Thompson defends proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, insisting they are bipartisan and designed to strengthen program integrity. “You’ll see that these are program integrity measures, which are all designed to make the programs work better, to better serve the people who are waking up in poverty.” Thompson rejected criticism that SNAP changes would harm recipients, emphasizing efforts to eliminate the so-called poverty cliff. “The more you do, you do marginally better, and guess what? They pull the rug out from underneath you. We’re not robbing from anyone. We’re enhancing opportunity.”
