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Arkansas representative wants to add rotisserie chicken to SNAP

Fetterman backed the bill, describing rotisserie chicken as an affordable option for families who rely on SNAP.

Arkansas representative wants to add rotisserie chicken to SNAP
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Arkansas Rep. Rick Crawford has introduced a House bill similar to a bipartisan Senate proposal that would let SNAP recipients use benefits to buy hot rotisserie chicken. The proposal would change a long-standing restriction on hot prepared foods.

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John Fetterman
D · PA · SEN

U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and a sponsor of the Senate bill

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James C. Justice
R · WV · SEN

U.S. senator from West Virginia and a sponsor of the Senate bill

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Rick Crawford
R · AR-1

U.S. representative from Arkansas who introduced a similar House bill

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Michael F. Bennet
D · CO · SEN

U.S. senator from Colorado and a sponsor of the Senate bill

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services

Shelley Moore Capito
R · WV · SEN

U.S. senator from West Virginia and a sponsor of the Senate bill

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Senators Introduce Bill Allowing SNAP Purchases of Hot Rotisserie Chicken

John Fetterman joined a bipartisan group of senators in introducing a bill that would let SNAP recipients use benefits to buy hot rotisserie chicken. The proposal would change the restriction on buying hot prepared foods for this item. Center outlets describe the proposal as broadening what SNAP benefits can buy and explain how it relates to the existing restriction on hot prepared foods; they portray Fetterman as backing the change.

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