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February 16, 2017
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach testifies on the pros and cons of restricting SNAP benefits
On February 16, 2017, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach testified before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture on the "Pros and Cons of Restricting SNAP Purchases."
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January 25, 2017
Should government control what low-income people eat?
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach addresses whether the government should control how beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutr…
March 26, 2014
A new approach to making work pay
Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray introduced the "21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act" to establish a new deduction for married couples who are both …