Food Stamps in the Commerce and Human Resource Committee

In Commerce and Human Resource Committee, a discussion was held concerning the problems caused by issuing all Food Stamps on the first day of the month. The issue was between the Northwest Grocers Association and the Department of Health and Welfare. The Northwest Grocers Association was concerned about the added costs i.e. the extra employees and the number of people, because of long lines, that leave food in their carts and walk out of the store which causes food spoilage.
The position of DHW said that it would cost more to issue Food Stamps over several days.
The Liberal Narrative is concerned about the health and budgets of the government agency budget, in this case, the DHW. The Conservative Narrative is concerned about the health and budget of private businesses which, by the way, are the ones that actually produce and distribute the food in the first place.
The vote was very predictable. The two Democrats and one Republican voted to hold the Department of Health and Welfare budget harmless by wanting to kill the bill. The 6 other Republicans voted to protect the budget of the Grocers and asked the DHW to implement the policy.
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