The nutrition title of the farm bill is getting a thorough review by the Senate Ag Committee. The hearing comes just a day after the Congressional Budget Office estimated the cost of nutrition programs to be at least 83% of the total cost of the 2023 Farm Bill.
Republican lawmakers are critical of the unexpected price tag of the Thrifty Food Plan, a nutrition program used to determine SNAP benefits that had a $250 billion increase due to the COVID pandemic.
