President Donald Trump has signed a stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown, which extends the P-EBT program that allows families that typically rely on the school lunch program for meals and snacks to receive benefits they can redeem for food at an authorized SNAP retailer.
The FMI applauds this extension. In a statement, FMI’s vice president of political affairs Hannah Walker said, “Even during uncertain times the needs of all our customers and partners – including WIC and SNAP shoppers – remain a top priority for the food industry. FMI strongly supports the P-EBT feeding program, because it reaches families that typically rely on the school lunch program for meals and snacks during the regular school day but cannot receive these meals due to COVID-19. Integrating P-EBT into the SNAP system ensures customers can redeem their benefits at their local grocery store, where they already shop, without increased burden for all stakeholders. FMI thanks the Administration and Congress for their strong bipartisan support of the very successful P-EBT children's feeding program.”
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