Sewell votes for latest $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill
The new bill also provides families with a second round of direct payments of $1,200 for each individual and $500 for each dependent.
SNAP
SNAP replacement benefits coming to three counties hit by Hurricane Sally
Thousands of SNAP recipients in Mobile, Baldwin and Escambia counties are set to receive automatic replacement benefits as a result of Hurricane Sally, the Alabama Department of Human Resources announced Thursday. Recipients who received their benefits Sept. 1 through Sept. 16 will receive a replacement of 50 percent of their regular monthly benefit. Those who … Continued
September 25, 2020
Pandemic EBT benefits begin rolling out to eligible Alabama students
The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced on Wednesday that Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefits were received by more than 115,000 Alabama households over the weekend in Phase 1 of the multi-phase rollout. P-EBT benefits are being provided to households that have children in grades K-12 who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced-price school … Continued
May 7, 2020
DHR given initial OK to provide replacement meals to over 407,000 school children
Thursday, the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) announced that it has received initial approval by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to issue Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) benefits to eligible students in Alabama. Alabama DHR Commissioner Nancy Buckner said, “We want to ensure that no Alabama child goes hungry during this … Continued
Sewell votes for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, on Saturday commended the House passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The package includes many provisions to protect workers and stimulate the economy during the COVID-19 Coronavirus public health crisis. “In the face of this ongoing pandemic, it is critical that the federal government is providing Alabama families with … Continued
Brooks supports rule that could cost 688,000 people SNAP benefits
Wednesday, the Trump administration finalized a rule that would impose work requirements on able bodied persons seeking benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Congressman Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) praised the announcement of the final rule that could potentially take benefits away from as many as 688,000 recipients including thousands in Alabama. “America suffered a … Continued
Nearly a third of all children living in rural Alabama suffer food insecurity
Hunger and food insecurity continue to plague Alabama’s children. In some countries, 30 percent of the state’s most vulnerable citizens, its children, suffer food insecurity according to Urban.org. Nearly a third of Alabama’s children in some counties go to bed hungry, wake up hungry and live their lives without adequate food, a cycle that repeats … Continued
Senate candidates warn of growing national debt
Wednesday, the Alabama Political Reporter asked Republican Senate candidates about how they intend to deal with the national debt. The debt grew during the Global War on Terror, grew during the TARP bank bailout, grew during those slow painful years of economic recovery following the Great Recession. Now the economy is booming; but the deficit … Continued
Sewell urges Trump Administration to reverse food assistance rule
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, led a group of 19 senators and 120 U.S. representatives urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to rescind his department’s rule to restrict Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits for an estimated 3.1 million Americans. “This plan would disproportionately punish working families who are already … Continued
Trump administration plans to kick 3.1 million off of SNAP benefits
A change proposed Wednesday by the Trump administration could take away food assistance for 3.1 million vulnerable Americans. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, helps feed 36.3 million Americans, according to the United States Department ofAgriculture. That’s down from the 47.6 million who received that help just after the Great Recession. Agriculture Secretary Sonny … Continued