GOV. MALLOY MOVES TO SAFEGUARD FOOD BENEFITS FOR 50,000 LOW-INCOME FAMILIES
State Acts Swiftly to Prevent Fallout from 2014 Farm Bill Cuts (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that his administration is taking immediate action to prevent nearly 50,000 Connecticut households from losing vital food benefits through cuts in the recently-passed Farm Bill. Nationally, an estimated 850,000 recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) are on the brink of losing a major portion of benefits if states fail to meet new standards of the law. “Connecticut, for one, will not stand by while our low-income families and elders are put at risk by Washington politics,” Governor Malloy said. “I have directed my administration to take all necessary measures to protect…
