I had Ayman on earlier, but was putting together supper and didn't catch Rep. Jayapal

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if she related why Extra Snap Program was being discontinued?

Edited to say: Just read bc of covid additional benefits were offered, but now being stopped. Real nice.

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1. WA state steps up

https://southseattleemerald.com/2023/03/01/news-gleams-wa-house-passes-28m-in-nutrition-assistance-doh-releases-maternal-mortality-review/#Washington-State-House-Passes-Bill

Washington State House Passes Bill to Provide $28M for Nutrition Assistance

On March 1, the federal government will be ending the additional funding it has been providing via their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which was temporarily boosted in 2020 to offer support during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Associated Press, 30 million Americans received this extra funding.

In response, the Washington State House of Representatives unanimously passed SHB 1784 on Feb. 27. The bill proposes $28 million in food assistance for Washington residents through July. The bill was introduced by Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-33) and will provide relief until the next state budget is passed.

“I introduced this bill with 25 co-sponsors, my fellow food fighters, to address hunger relief in our state,” Gregerson said via Washington State House Democrats press release. “Why is this necessary now? Starting in March our state faces a hunger cliff because emergency SNAP allotments will be ending.

“These emergency allotments were granted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many people — seniors and disabled people on fixed incomes, as well as low-income families — rely on this extra money to get by. With food prices 13% higher now than they were this time a year ago, it was critical to move on this before the start of the next biennium,” she added.

The bill now moves to the Washington State Senate for consideration, then to Gov. Jay Inslee.

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2. Kudos, WA! 🩵Jay Inslee😍 Hope all the states follow suit.

As I see it, covid is not over. People are still hurting in certain sectors.

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3. Always hit the youngest, oldest, poorest, most vulnerable and non-white.

Eventually they come for everyone.

But Republicans keep knee-jerk voting for them.

Pretty soon even the hurt Republicans be moving to blue states for help.

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4. Never thought I'd witness any of these travesties so severe and egregious in all my born days.

Lots of "killing, stealing, destroying" being perpetrated.