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USDA to Increase SNAP Benefits By More than 20% Starting in October
USDA to Increase SNAP Benefits By More than 20% Starting in October

A big increase in benefits is on the way for Americans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The average SNAP benefit will increase for FY 2022 beginning on Oct. 1, according to the agency.

Immigration Reform Legislation Leading Off for Biden
Immigration Reform Legislation Leading Off for Biden

President Joe Biden plans to introduce ambitious immigration reform legislation on his first day in office that seeks to legalize millions of undocumented workers.

UPDATED: Trump adds $1 billion to food box program
UPDATED: Trump adds $1 billion to food box program

President Trump has added $1 billion to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program and extended it beyond the end of October.

The Trump administration is seeking radical reform to how food stamp benefits are delivered.
Trump Seeks to Deliver “Harvest Box” to SNAP Recipients

Dubbing it a “Blue Apron-type” program, the White House wants to shift some Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollars from purchases at retail stores to boxes of non-perishables shipped to homes.

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Trump touts tax reform, bipartisan immigration plan

Touting success in securing tax reform and cutting regulations in his first year in office, President Trump vowed progress on infrastructure and immigration policy during his first State of the Union Address.

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NAFTA talks labor forward

The latest round of talks to modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement doesn’t hold immediate promise for a breakthrough, industry leaders say.

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Ag leaders warn administration not to pull out of NAFTA

U.S. agricultural groups are stepping up their efforts to preserve the benefits of North America’s trilateral trade deal.

Mexican official: NAFTA proposal “very dangerous”
Mexican official: NAFTA proposal “very dangerous”

NEW ORLEANS — Mexico and Canada are not alone in opposing the proposed seasonal produce protection provision in the talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, one Mexican official believes.

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NAFTA talks hit rough patch

With talks slowed by discord and tough demands by the U.S., the hope for a quick finish to a redo of the North American Free Trade Agreement was gone after talks in Washington, D.C.