USDA, experts blame states for high food stamp rolls

Published August 24, 2018 4:00am ET



President Trump often boasts that his economy has created new jobs, rescued U.S. manufacturing and led to new highs on Wall Street, but there’s one thing it hasn’t been able to do — make a real dent in the tens of millions of people who still use food stamps.

The rolls have dropped somewhat since peaking four years ago, when 46.5 million people were participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP or food stamps.

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