Reps. Espaillat, Meng Call for Key Food Assistance Program to Allow Hot Food Purchases
April 15, 2020
April 15, 2020
NEW YORK, April 15 -- Rep. Adriano Espaillat, D-New York, issued the following news release:
U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Grace Meng (D-NY) join efforts to call 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 durati . . .
U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Grace Meng (D-NY) join efforts to call 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 durati . . .