Lee Propose Strengthening Work Requirements in Senate Farm Bill

Sens. Cruz, Lee Propose Strengthening Work Requirements in Senate Farm Bill

File amendment to remove state SNAP waivers, bolster work requirements WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) today introduced an amendment to the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which would remove state SNAP waivers, strengthen work requirements, and eliminate the treatment of able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) as a separate population from other work-capable adults. Their amendment would also help states create and improve work activation programs for their disadvantaged […]