WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration has concluded its annual federal report Hunger in Americait states that it was “overly politicized” and “rifeed with inaccuracy.”
The decision comes two months after President Donald Trump signed a law that significantly reduces food aid to the poor. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that Taxes and expenditures reduce your invoice Republicans became muscular through Congress in July 3 million people are not eligible for food stampsis also known as the advantage of SNAP.
The decision to dispose of the USDA’s domestic food security report was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
In a press release on Saturday, the USDA said it will be its 2024 report, which will be released on October 22nd.
“The questions used to collect data are completely subjective and do not present an accurate picture of actual food security,” the USDA states.
The Census Bureau reported earlier this month The poverty rate in the US has fallen It ranged from 11% in 2023 last year before Trump took office to 10.6% last year.
Critics quickly condemned administering deliberately and carefully measuring hunger and assessing the impact of cuts on food stamps.
“Trump is canceling an annual government survey measuring hunger in America, rather than showing that hunger will increase during his tenure,” Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the left-leaning Center for American Progress, said on social media. “This follows many non-democratic playbooks that cancel or manipulate reports that show otherwise not perfect news.”
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