Jeff Merkley

…President Trump has developed a new MAHA strategy. Instead of Make America Healthy Again, his new strategy is ``Make America Hungry Agenda.'' He is weaponizing food against America's most vulnerable families. In my State of Oregon,…

The statement is a direct, sustained attack on President Trump's administration over SNAP funding decisions, naming specific mechanisms…Show full reasoning

…to do what the courts asked him to do--told him to do last Friday--provide the funds. But the administration sneered at the court. They said we are going to adopt a strategy in which the funds may not get to people for …

The speaker directs sharp criticism at President Trump and his administration for how they are handling SNAP funding following a court…Show full reasoning

…mmed in the computer system to make that happen at the Federal level and for most States. That is not an acceptable strategy. That is going back to saying people are not going to get SNAP benefits in November. You k…

The speaker (Merkley) criticizes the Trump administration's handling of SNAP funding, citing a specific court filing, a named USDA official, and specific funding mechanisms (contingency fund, interchange fund).Show full reasoning