The original Republican demand was for work requirements to reduce SNAP enrollment by 275,000 per month, but the change, championed by the White House, would result in a modest net increase in enrollment by exempting homeless people and veterans. The CBO found that the $6.5 billion saved from expanded work requirements would be more than offset by $6.8 billion in new spending on benefits for veterans and the homeless. House Republican support for the bill, which had already seen cracks since the deal was announced late Saturday, could fracture further. “He kept exclusions for different categories [of people]Ralph Norman (RSC) told HuffPost on Tuesday before the CBO scores came out. The CBO also said the final bill would save far less than the bill introduced by House Republicans in late April.

Source: Huffington Post May 31, 2023 03:14 UTC