Federal judge blocks SNAP restrictions in five states, including Iowa

[00:00:06]>> WOW. INCOME PEOPLE WHO >> WOW. INCOME PEOPLE WHO >> WOW. INCOME PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT MONEY TO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT MONEY TO RECEIVE GOVERNMENT MONEY TO HELP PAY FOR FOOD CAN ONCE HELP PAY FOR FOOD CAN ONCE HELP PAY FOR FOOD CAN ONCE AGAIN PURCHASE SUGARY ITEMS AGAIN PURCHASE SUGARY ITEMS AGAIN PURCHASE SUGARY ITEMS LIKE CANDY AND SODA. THE BAND LIKE CANDY AND SODA. THE BAND LIKE CANDY AND SODA. THE BAND HAD BEEN PART OF THE TRUMP HAD BEEN PART OF THE TRUMP HAD BEEN PART OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S MAKE AMERICA ADMINISTRATION'S MAKE AMERICA ADMINISTRATION'S MAKE AMERICA HEALTHY AGAIN. CAMPAIGN.

[00:00:19]HEALTHY AGAIN. CAMPAIGN.

[00:00:19]HEALTHY AGAIN. CAMPAIGN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KATIE >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KATIE >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M KATIE KAPLAN AND I'M SO THAT SO WE KAPLAN AND I'M SO THAT SO WE KAPLAN AND I'M SO THAT SO WE THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. THEY FEDERAL JUDGE IS TODAY. THEY FEDERAL JUDGE IS TODAY. THEY FEDERAL JUDGE IS BLOCKING RESTRICTIONS FOR BLOCKING RESTRICTIONS FOR BLOCKING RESTRICTIONS FOR SNAP BENEFITS IN SEVERAL SNAP BENEFITS IN SEVERAL SNAP BENEFITS IN SEVERAL STATES, INCLUDING HERE IN STATES, INCLUDING HERE IN STATES, INCLUDING HERE IN IOWA JANET TORRES JOINS US IOWA JANET TORRES JOINS US IOWA JANET TORRES JOINS US LIVE WITH MORE.

[00:00:34]LIVE WITH MORE.

[00:00:34]LIVE WITH MORE. >> YEAH. WELL, AS OF JANUARY >> YEAH. WELL, AS OF JANUARY >> YEAH. WELL, AS OF JANUARY FIRST, WHEN FAMILIES WHO RELY FIRST, WHEN FAMILIES WHO RELY FIRST, WHEN FAMILIES WHO RELY ON SNAP WALK INTO A GROCERY ON SNAP WALK INTO A GROCERY ON SNAP WALK INTO A GROCERY STORE AND THEY WANT TO BUY STORE AND THEY WANT TO BUY STORE AND THEY WANT TO BUY SOMETHING LIKE A SODA OR SOMETHING LIKE A SODA OR SOMETHING LIKE A SODA OR PERHAPS A CANDY BAR. THEY PERHAPS A CANDY BAR. THEY PERHAPS A CANDY BAR. THEY COULDN'T DO THAT. I WAS ONE COULDN'T DO THAT. I WAS ONE COULDN'T DO THAT. I WAS ONE OF 5 STATES THAT HAD A WAIVER OF 5 STATES THAT HAD A WAIVER OF 5 STATES THAT HAD A WAIVER PUT ON THAT HEADS PUT ON THAT HEADS PUT ON THAT HEADS RESTRICTIONS FOR THIS FOOD RESTRICTIONS FOR THIS FOOD RESTRICTIONS FOR THIS FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WELL, NOW ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WELL, NOW ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. WELL, NOW A FEDERAL JUDGE IS SAYING A FEDERAL JUDGE IS SAYING A FEDERAL JUDGE IS SAYING THAT'S NOT LEGAL. ON MONDAY, THAT'S NOT LEGAL. ON MONDAY, THAT'S NOT LEGAL. ON MONDAY, WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT WASHINGTON, D.C., DISTRICT COURT SENIOR JUDGE AMY COURT SENIOR JUDGE AMY COURT SENIOR JUDGE AMY BERMAN. JACKSON RULED THAT BERMAN. JACKSON RULED THAT BERMAN. JACKSON RULED THAT THE USDA HAD OVERSTEPPED ITS THE USDA HAD OVERSTEPPED ITS THE USDA HAD OVERSTEPPED ITS AUTHORITY IN MARCH, SEVERAL AUTHORITY IN MARCH, SEVERAL AUTHORITY IN MARCH, SEVERAL SNAP OR SUPPLEMENTAL SNAP OR SUPPLEMENTAL SNAP OR SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

[00:01:12]NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

[00:01:13]NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. RECIPIENTS FILED A LAWSUIT RECIPIENTS FILED A LAWSUIT RECIPIENTS FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE USDA AND THE AGAINST THE USDA AND THE JUDGES RULING. SHE SAID JUDGES RULING. SHE SAID JUDGES RULING. SHE SAID STATES CAN ENCOURAGE HEALTHY STATES CAN ENCOURAGE HEALTHY STATES CAN ENCOURAGE HEALTHY CHOICES BUT CANNOT BYPASS THE CHOICES BUT CANNOT BYPASS THE CHOICES BUT CANNOT BYPASS THE FEDERAL LAW AND ITS OWN FEDERAL LAW AND ITS OWN FEDERAL LAW AND ITS OWN REGULATIONS. THE LAW ONLY REGULATIONS. THE LAW ONLY REGULATIONS. THE LAW ONLY RESTRICTS ALCOHOL, TOBACCO OR RESTRICTS ALCOHOL, TOBACCO OR RESTRICTS ALCOHOL, TOBACCO OR HOT FOOD PRODUCTS. GOVERNOR HOT FOOD PRODUCTS. GOVERNOR HOT FOOD PRODUCTS. GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS WHO HAS PUSHED KIM REYNOLDS WHO HAS PUSHED KIM REYNOLDS WHO HAS PUSHED FOR SNAPPER FORMED TO PROMOTE FOR SNAPPER FORMED TO PROMOTE FOR SNAPPER FORMED TO PROMOTE BETTER NUTRITION. AND HEALTH BETTER NUTRITION. AND HEALTH BETTER NUTRITION. AND HEALTH SAID SNAP MEMBERS CAN CHOOSE SAID SNAP MEMBERS CAN CHOOSE SAID SNAP MEMBERS CAN CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT, BUT THE STATE WHAT THEY WANT, BUT THE STATE WHAT THEY WANT, BUT THE STATE WON'T BE PAYING FOR UNHEALTHY WON'T BE PAYING FOR UNHEALTHY WON'T BE PAYING FOR UNHEALTHY FOODS. IN HER STATEMENT, SHE FOODS. IN HER STATEMENT, SHE FOODS. IN HER STATEMENT, SHE ALSO SAID IN PART THE COURT'S ALSO SAID IN PART THE COURT'S ALSO SAID IN PART THE COURT'S DECISION IS SHORT-SIGHTED AND DECISION IS SHORT-SIGHTED AND DECISION IS SHORT-SIGHTED AND DOES NOTHING TO IMPROVE THE DOES NOTHING TO IMPROVE THE DOES NOTHING TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COUNTRY. IN THE HEALTH OF OUR COUNTRY. IN THE HEALTH OF OUR COUNTRY. IN THE MEANTIME, IOWA WILL CONTINUE MEANTIME, IOWA WILL CONTINUE MEANTIME, IOWA WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON OUR PLAN TO DO TO WORK ON OUR PLAN TO DO TO WORK ON OUR PLAN TO DO EXACTLY THAT. MEANWHILE, EXACTLY THAT. MEANWHILE, EXACTLY THAT. MEANWHILE, OTHERS SAY IT GOES BEYOND OTHERS SAY IT GOES BEYOND OTHERS SAY IT GOES BEYOND BANNING SUGARY SNACKS. THEY BANNING SUGARY SNACKS. THEY BANNING SUGARY SNACKS. THEY SAY THE WAIVERS SAY THE WAIVERS SAY THE WAIVERS IMPLEMENTATION WAS CONFUSING.

[00:02:01]IMPLEMENTATION WAS CONFUSING.

[00:02:01]IMPLEMENTATION WAS CONFUSING. >> WE'VE SEEN HERE IN IOWA, >> WE'VE SEEN HERE IN IOWA, >> WE'VE SEEN HERE IN IOWA, SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES THAT TO FROM DOES NOT THIS OR TO FROM DOES NOT THIS OR TO FROM DOES NOT THIS OR SHOULD WE OR HOW THE SHOULD WE OR HOW THE SHOULD WE OR HOW THE IMPLEMENTED THAT WEBER AND I IMPLEMENTED THAT WEBER AND I IMPLEMENTED THAT WEBER AND I WOULD BE STUCK ON THE TAXABLE WOULD BE STUCK ON THE TAXABLE WOULD BE STUCK ON THE TAXABLE INGLIS. SO THE BREAK, A INGLIS. SO THE BREAK, A INGLIS. SO THE BREAK, A PREPARED SILENT THAT INCLUDES PREPARED SILENT THAT INCLUDES PREPARED SILENT THAT INCLUDES THE FORT AT THE STORY OF THE FORT AT THE STORY OF THE FORT AT THE STORY OF COURAGE TO DO THAT IS NO COURAGE TO DO THAT IS NO COURAGE TO DO THAT IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE. AND SO THOSE LONGER ELIGIBLE. AND SO THOSE LONGER ELIGIBLE. AND SO THOSE SORT CONVOLUTED MEASURES THAT SORT CONVOLUTED MEASURES THAT SORT CONVOLUTED MEASURES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN OUR TAX CODE ARE INCLUDED IN OUR TAX CODE ARE INCLUDED IN OUR TAX CODE HAVE REALLY HAD ENOUGH.

[00:02:27]HAVE REALLY HAD ENOUGH.

[00:02:27]HAVE REALLY HAD ENOUGH. COMEBACK FOR US. THE FACT COMEBACK FOR US. THE FACT COMEBACK FOR US. THE FACT THAT DIDN'T REALLY THAT DIDN'T REALLY THAT DIDN'T REALLY COMPLICATED FOR CURTIS VANCE COMPLICATED FOR CURTIS VANCE COMPLICATED FOR CURTIS VANCE TO TRY TO NAVIGATE THOSE TO TRY TO NAVIGATE THOSE TO TRY TO NAVIGATE THOSE SECTIONS.

[00:02:37]SECTIONS.

[00:02:37]SECTIONS. >> MEANWHILE, TRIGGERING SAYS >> MEANWHILE, TRIGGERING SAYS >> MEANWHILE, TRIGGERING SAYS THIS LIKELY ISN'T OVER AND THIS LIKELY ISN'T OVER AND THIS LIKELY ISN'T OVER AND THAT THE USDA COULD COME BACK THAT THE USDA COULD COME BACK THAT THE USDA COULD COME BACK WITH APPEALS OR TRY TO PUT WITH APPEALS OR TRY TO PUT WITH APPEALS OR TRY TO PUT THIS WAIVER IN A DIFFERENT THIS WAIVER IN A DIFFERENT THIS WAIVER IN A DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO STILL ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO STILL ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TO STILL DO THINGS LIKE THIS.

[00:02:49]DO THINGS LIKE THIS.

[00:02:50]DO THINGS LIKE THIS. MEANWHILE, IF YOU ARE MEANWHILE, IF YOU ARE MEANWHILE, IF YOU ARE RECEIVING SNAP BENEFITS AND RECEIVING SNAP BENEFITS AND RECEIVING SNAP BENEFITS AND YOU DO WANT TO GET SOMETHING YOU DO WANT TO GET SOMETHING YOU DO WANT TO GET SOMETHING THAT WAS RESTRICTED THAT WAS RESTRICTED THAT WAS RESTRICTED PREVIOUSLY THESE LAST 6 PREVIOUSLY THESE LAST 6 PREVIOUSLY THESE LAST 6 MONTHS, SHE SAYS GOING TO THE MONTHS, SHE SAYS GOING TO THE MONTHS, SHE SAYS GOING TO THE STORES, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE STORES, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE STORES, YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DO IT TODAY. IT MIGHT TAKE TO DO IT TODAY. IT MIGHT TAKE TO DO IT TODAY. IT MIGHT TAKE A FEW DAYS FOR SOME OF THESE A FEW DAYS FOR SOME OF THESE A FEW DAYS FOR SOME OF THESE STORES TO GET BACK REPROGRAM STORES TO GET BACK REPROGRAM STORES TO GET BACK REPROGRAM THEIR SYSTEM TO MAKE THINGS THEIR SYSTEM TO MAKE THINGS THEIR SYSTEM TO MAKE THINGS ELIGIBLE OR NOT. AND