Sen. Joni Ernst's (R-IA) latest bill is seeking to reduce $1 billion in federal spending by targeting states that dole out ineligible Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.
Ernst is introducing the"Snap Back Inaccurate SNAP Payments Act" on Tuesday, which draws attention to nearly $1 billion in"ineligible benefits" being sent out every month despite tens of thousands of families waiting to be approved for SNAP. The bill is part of her monthly efforts to"cut the pork" in Washington, D.C.
The Department of Agriculture reported in June that states had an overpayment error rate of 9.84%. In 2022, there were approximately $11.2 billion reported in overpayments, but the exact number is unknown because the USDA excludes errors totaling $54 or less. The bill is the latest component of Ernst's monthly"Make 'Em Squeal" campaign, in which she sends out a monthly"Squeal Award." The Iowa junior senator gave her September 2023 Squeal Award to the"bureaucrats dispersing billions of dollars of bogus benefits, either to themselves or others who do not qualify."
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