Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is putting measures n place that will allow states to ban food stamps from being used to pay for unhealthy products such as sugary soft drinks.
Kennedy is making waves due to his stance on eliminating junk food from the American diet.
Specifically, he’s been targetting the ability to purchase these food and drinks on welfare schemes such as the food stamp program.
According to Live Now Fox, Kennedy recently announced at a Martinsburg, West Virginia event that states will now have the authority to ban people from buying sugary soft drinks on the food stamp program, otherwise known as SNAP.
The effort to give states the power to make the decision comes as part of his “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) mission.
Yet, the plan has been both widely celebrated and criticized from all angles.
However, he’s not the only one calling for the ban.
Several members of Congress already have bills in the works to accomplish similar outcomes.
Kennedy, who was chosen by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), made his stance on the issue clear in an X post last month.
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