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Yesterday, we shared a comparison of #CalFresh and #MarketMatch numbers from January - August 2021 and 2022. Now, take a look at the growth in CF/MM distribution at local #Sacramento farmers' markets since 2019! (1/11)
Let's take a moment for a history lesson: While there were concerns early in the pandemic that farmers' markets would not survive, they were declared essential services and allowed to remain open. Markets adapted quickly, adopting new safety measures, (2/11)
and many saw growth in demand as people felt more comfortable shopping for groceries outdoors where contagious spread was far less likely. As many jobs were lost and federal rules were temporarily changed to expand SNAP (CalFresh) eligibility, (3/11)
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The @USDA released a proposed rule to change the way states determine who qualifies for #SNAP, known as #CalFresh in CA. Today, I led my Democratic colleagues from the California Congressional Delegation in urging @SecretarySonny to rescind the proposal: panetta.house.gov/media/press-re…
California has relied on categorical eligibility to eliminate the asset test for #CalFresh. This ensures low-income families with substantial housing and childcare costs are still able to put food on their tables.
As members of Congress committed to an effective federal nutrition assistance program, we worked hard to pass a bipartisan #FarmBill that maintained states’ ability to opt into broad-based categorical eligibility.@USDA proposed rule would have harmful effects-it must be rescinded
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