In this article SNAP Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTTomml | E+ | Getty ImagesDebt ceiling deal changes SNAP work requirementsSNAP already has work requirements for most adults ages 18 through 49 who do not have children.
You're not going to balance the budget, much less pay down the debt, through these kinds of changes.
In a Sunday interview with Fox News, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., touted the new work requirements as a win for welfare reform in the debt ceiling deal.
"You're not going to balance the budget, much less pay down the debt, through these kinds of changes," Bolen said.
SNAP is meant to help provide support to people who may be struggling to find work, Bolen noted.
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