AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
PROPOSED A CHANGE TO FOOD
STAMP RULES.. POSSIBLY STRIPPING
MILLIONS FROM THE
PROGRAM.. TENNESSEE OFFICIALS
SAY NOT TO WORRY.
DOUG
THE AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
PROPOSING TO REDUCE BROAD-
BASED CATEGORICAL
ELIGIBILITY.. WHICH MAKES IT
EASIER
FOR AMERICANS WITH HIGHER
INCOMES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE - OR SNAP - PROGRAM.
BUT THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF
HUMAN SERVICES
PRESS SECRETARY TELLS US - THE
PROPOSED CHANGE WILL NOT IMPACT
TENNESSEE..
WE'RE TOLD THAT'S BECAUSE
RECIPIENTS IN TENNESSEE DO NOT
USE THAT ELIGIBILITY UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
TEARSA:
FIVE YEARS AGO - A DEADLY KNOX
COUNTY BUS CRASH CLAIMED THE
LIVES
OF THREE PEOPLE.
DOUG
NOW THIS MORNING.. A LOCAL STATE
REPRESENTATIVE IS HELPING HONOR
THEIR MEMORY..
