Governor J.B. Pritzker is pushing back against the Trump Administration’s insistence that states share data with the federal government about who is getting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds.
Tuesday, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins told President Trump they are preparing to withhold federal taxpayer funds from states that don’t cooperate by handing over information.
Wednesday, Governor Pritzker said the Trump Administration is trying to weaponize food.
For all of federal fiscal year 2024, Illinois received more than $4.4 billion to facilitate payments for more than 1.9 million SNAP recipients. Illinois’ error rate was 11.56%, most of which is overpayments.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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