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A health Life

Congress has pushed its vote on the Farm Bill until at least after the midterm elections in November. Much of the delay is over the work requirements that would allow people like David to either get money to buy food or not.

"Worrying day-to-day, you don't know if you're going to be eligible to receive the help that you need to take care of your family," said Johnson.

Mary O'Shea, Director of Advocacy of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, says the delays are an attempt to make a much harsher policy.

"The reality is that there are already work requirements," said O'Shea.

SNAP already makes anyone who is 18 through 49 and not raising small children work at least 20 hours a week for their benefits. The proposed change would extend that requirement to 59, meaning someone like the 56-year old David could be required to go back to work for their benefits.

"There are no daycare considerations, there are no transportation considerations," said O'Shea. "So basically, you have families who need it, losing their benefits."

Congress has pushed its vote on the Farm Bill until at least after the midterm elections in November. Much of the delay is over the work requirements that would allow people like David to either get money to buy food or not.

"Worrying day-to-day, you don't know if you're going to be eligible to receive the help that you need to take care of your family," said Johnson.

Mary O'Shea, Director of Advocacy of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, says the delays are an attempt to make a much harsher policy.

"The reality is that there are already work requirements," said O'Shea.

SNAP already makes anyone who is 18 through 49 and not raising small children work at least 20 hours a week for their benefits. The proposed change would extend that requirement to 59, meaning someone like the 56-year old David could be required to go back to work for their benefits.

"There are no daycare considerations, there are no transportation considerations," said O'Shea. "So basically, you have families who need it, losing their benefits."

Congress has pushed its vote on the Farm Bill until at least after the midterm elections in November. Much of the delay is over the work requirements that would allow people like David to either get money to buy food or not.

"Worrying day-to-day, you don't know if you're going to be eligible to receive the help that you need to take care of your family," said Johnson.

Mary O'Shea, Director of Advocacy of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, says the delays are an attempt to make a much harsher policy.

"The reality is that there are already work requirements," said O'Shea.

SNAP already makes anyone who is 18 through 49 and not raising small children work at least 20 hours a week for their benefits. The proposed change would extend that requirement to 59, meaning someone like the 56-year old David could be required to go back to work for their benefits.

"There are no daycare considerations, there are no transportation considerations," said O'Shea. "So basically, you have families who need it, losing their benefits."

Congress has pushed its vote on the Farm Bill until at least after the midterm elections in November. Much of the delay is over the work requirements that would allow people like David to either get money to buy food or not.

"Worrying day-to-day, you don't know if you're going to be eligible to receive the help that you need to take care of your family," said Johnson.

Mary O'Shea, Director of Advocacy of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, says the delays are an attempt to make a much harsher policy.

"The reality is that there are already work requirements," said O'Shea.

SNAP already makes anyone who is 18 through 49 and not raising small children work at least 20 hours a week for their benefits. The proposed change would extend that requirement to 59, meaning someone like the 56-year old David could be required to go back to work for their benefits.

"There are no daycare considerations, there are no transportation considerations," said O'Shea. "So basically, you have families who need it, losing their benefits."