Reps. Meng, Espaillat Call for Key Food Assistance Program to Allow Hot Food Purchases
April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020
WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Grace Meng, D-New York, issued the following news release:
U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) called for a key food assistance program to include hot food during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter they led to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, the lawmakers urged the agency to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries to purchase hot food from retailers for the duration of the coronavir . . .
U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) called for a key food assistance program to include hot food during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a letter they led to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, the lawmakers urged the agency to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries to purchase hot food from retailers for the duration of the coronavir . . .