Subject: Re: Trumps Anti-Robin Hood Tax...
Haven't followed this back and forth too closely, but it's a fact that in blue states they allow restaurants to

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California expanded its program statewide, for example, in 2021 that allowed restaurants to accept CalFresh benefits via SNAP at a swath of top fast-food chains stretching from McDonald's to Domino's Pizza to Jack in the Box.

Ernst's office found that from June 2023 to May 2025, more than $475 million in taxpayer dollars funded Restaurant Meals Program meals at fast-food establishments. During that same time period, $524 million in taxpayer funds were spent through the Restaurant Meals Program overall, meaning California accounted for more than 90% of the nation's total Restaurant Meals Program funds from June 2023 to May 2025, according to the office.

"The ‘N’ in SNAP stands for nutrition not nuggets with a side of fries," Ernst told Fox News Digital. "I wish I was McRibbing you but $250 million per year at the drive-through is no joke and a serious waste of tax dollars. I hate to be the one to say McSCUSE ME, but something needs to be done because taxpayers are not lovin’ it."


Joni Ernst has introduced legislation about it
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