Sen. Welch Calls to Protect Critical Nutrition Assistance Programs, Helps Introduce Legislation Boosting SNAP Benefits
April 20, 2023
April 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release on April 19, 2023:
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) for a press conference marking the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act, legislation that would boost support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the more than 40 million Americans and 70,000 Vermonters who rely on SNAP. The bill . . .
Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY-07) for a press conference marking the introduction of the Closing the Meal Gap Act, legislation that would boost support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the more than 40 million Americans and 70,000 Vermonters who rely on SNAP. The bill . . .