The article critiques Higgins’ stance on SNAP benefits, highlighting his disparaging remarks about recipients. It points out the inadequacy of the average $80 weekly benefit compared to the USDA’s estimated $250 weekly cost to feed a family of four, especially amidst rising grocery prices and economic challenges. Higgins’ remarks are framed as racially charged and lacking empathy, echoing past rhetoric. The author expresses disappointment in Higgins’ position and hopes for negative repercussions in the upcoming elections.
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Following a public admission by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that the government has failed Americans, House Speaker Mike Johnson quickly took action. Johnson, seemingly uncomfortable with Rollins’s assessment, swiftly intervened. The specific nature of Johnson’s response to Rollins’s statement remains unreported.
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A video of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins expressing enthusiastic support for President Trump’s new tariffs went viral, juxtaposing her comments with a market ticker showing a significant Dow Jones drop. Rollins’s remarks, made on Fox Business, focused on the administration’s efforts to stabilize egg prices, while failing to offer a clear answer on whether imported eggs would face tariffs. These new tariffs, impacting numerous countries, are intended to boost domestic manufacturing and are predicted by some to negatively impact the economy. Experts warn that the policy’s volatility risks a recession.
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