The clock has started for states to reduce errors in how they disburse federal food assistance, or run the risk of having to cut benefits.
Republican lawmakers acknowledge their budget law put added pressure on their states. They’re just hoping their state-level counterparts will figure it out — even as officials project a lot of uncertainty and concern around whether they can meet the new requirements.
“If I was governor, I would do a thorough review of all the processes, all the technology, all aspects of that application process,” said Rep. Glenn Thompson, chair of the House Agriculture Committee. “But I’m just speculating what I would do. I am not the governor of Pennsylvania.”