Up to 750,000 children, postpartum adults, and others eligible for WIC could be turned away from the program.
the divided Congress to pass a short-term government funding measure that includes $1.4 billion in additional funding for WIC.
Romm emphasized Sunday that “the request hinges on House Republicans, who recently have tried to slash WIC funding in a move that could spell cuts to poor Americans’ monthly nutritional support.” The White House estimates that the GOP’s proposed WIC cuts “could reduce monthly fruit and vegetable benefits by 70% for pregnant women and 56% for children, while potentially forcing 1.9 million participants onto a waitlist for aid,” Romm added.any short-term funding agreement that does not impose steep cuts to federal spending and put an end to the “unprecedented weaponization” of the Justice Department, an apparent reference to the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
The House, led by Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy , is set to return from August recess next week. AsSunday, “GOP hardliners in the House are eager to play a game of chicken over the end-of-the-month deadline to fund federal agencies, seeking to force the White House and Senate to make a choice: Accept a slew of conservative priorities or risk a debilitating government shutdown.”
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