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Food aid for low-income mothers, babies becomes spending flashpoint
Advocates and state administrators fear they may have to begin putting people on waitlists to receive WIC benefits if Congress doesn’t increase funding in January.Unlike other federal nutrition programs, WIC funding has traditionally enjoyed bipartisan support, with Republicans and Democrats committed to ensuring every eligible mother and baby who applies for the program can receive benefits. That consensus is now fraying, with House Republicans pushing to pare back WIC spending this year, arguing tough cuts are needed across the government amid the nation’s mounting debt.
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