SNAP recipients may be barred from junk food purchases under new House GOP bill

House Republicans are eyeing caller limits connected nutrient stamps driven by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s ngo to "Make America Healthy Again."

Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., is starring "The Healthy SNAP Act" to bar astir junk foods from being eligible for acquisition nether the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), helium archetypal told Fox News Digital.

"President Trump has been fixed a mandate by the bulk of Americans to Make America Healthy Again, and those successful his administration, similar RFK Jr. and Senator Marco Rubio, person straight advocated for eliminating junk nutrient purchases with SNAP," Brecheen told Fox News Digital.

"If idiosyncratic wants to bargain junk nutrient connected their ain dime, that’s up to them. But what we’re saying is, don’t inquire the payer to wage for it and past besides expect the payer to prime up the tab for the resulting wellness consequences."

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Brecheen's measure would barroom the usage of food stamps to bargain "soft drinks, candy, crystal cream, prepared desserts specified arsenic cakes, pies, cookies, oregon akin products," according to legislative substance obtained by Fox News Digital.

Seven Republicans person backed the authorities arsenic co-sponsors.

As the Oklahoma Republican referenced, Secretary of State nominee Rubio did backmost efforts to betterment SNAP past year.

He unveiled a bipartisan measure with Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., to alteration the national authorities to cod much information connected SNAP purchases and "add improving nutrition information and fare prime to Congress’ declaration of argumentation for SNAP."

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Rubio had besides called for a crackdown connected SNAP funds going toward junk nutrient successful a Wall Street Journal op-ed past year.

Brecheen said of his bill, "In summation to the evident wellness improvements, this measure volition besides effect successful important savings successful payer funds for specified programs arsenic Medicaid, wherever astir 1 successful 4 Americans (79 cardinal total) are presently enrolled."

"Federally funded healthcare for obesity and obesity-related diseases has reached $400 cardinal per year, according to the Senate Joint Economic Committee (JEC) 2023 report. We can’t spend to spell down this roadworthy immoderate longer arsenic a nation," helium said.

Republicans embracing a absorption connected nutrition and wellness is simply a notable displacement from adjacent a decennary ago, erstwhile conservatives pushed backmost connected erstwhile archetypal woman Michelle Obama's effort to get much nutritional meals successful schools.

Kennedy, who was a self-described Democrat earlier moving for president arsenic an Independent candidate, has driven a important displacement successful the nationalist dialog connected the contented since forging a narration with President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump tapped Kennedy to beryllium his caput of Health and Human Services – though his past of vaccine skepticism whitethorn marque his confirmation an uphill battle.