{"id":623768,"date":"2026-06-23T16:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=623768"},"modified":"2026-06-23T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:40:56","slug":"judge-stops-effort-to-keep-taxpayer-funded-food-stamps-from-buying-soda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=623768","title":{"rendered":"Judge stops effort to keep taxpayer-funded food stamps from buying soda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A federal judge is blocking the Trump administration\u2019s restrictions on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spending.<\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson issued her opinion<\/a> on Monday, which denied that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) had the authority to make such cuts from the program.<\/p>\n

At issue is the federal definition of \u201cfood,\u201d which is used to guide such nutritional programs and which currently includes beverages such as soft drinks and sodas.<\/p>\n

\u201cCongress defined what \u2018food\u2019 is supposed to be, and it did not authorize the agency to amend or waive the definition it enacted. It did not authorize the agency to cut types of food out of SNAP entirely,\u201d she argued. \u201cIt set out clearly the type of experimental projects that could be tested to address the unquestionably serious health issues attributed to the rise of obesity in the population in general and particularly the low-income population. But it did not invite the Secretary to ignore its directives by trying to advance those ends under the banner of \u2018efficiency\u2019 or administrative improvements.\u201d<\/p>\n

To remove soda from the list would be to \u201cwaive the federal definition of \u2018food,’\u201d which the USDA does not have the power to do on its own. The plaintiffs, five SNAP recipients, made this argument with the help of the nonprofit National Center for Law and Economic Justice.<\/p>\n

Jackson, an Obama appointee, ruled that the approval letters that had been sent to states like Iowa, Nebraska, West Virginia, Colorado and Tennessee by USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, which approved pilot programs that removed soda from the list of acceptable products, be vacated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe idea that taxpayer funds should not be used to purchase junk food should not be controversial,\u201d said a spokesperson for the USDA.<\/p>\n

\u201cUSDA will not be backing down from the fight to Make America Healthy Again, including for families and communities reliant on SNAP,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

X users reacted:<\/p>\n

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What the hell is her problem.
\nShe actually want us to pay for them getting sodas and candy and things that they don\u2019t need
\nif they need it they can get a job and buy it \"\ud83d\ude21\" who the f*** is she a puppet<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joanne Terry (@joanne40003) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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This is another judge that is despicable. Has no concern for the good nutrition of those in need. Wonder if she served Nerds and Coke to her kids for breakfast. Lunatic.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Joeinpvb (@PVB_opines) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Now judges are doctors.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" The FJC \"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" (@The_FJC) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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These cases should require a Democrat AND Republican judge in order to overrule POTUS.<\/p>\n

This is beyond insane at this point.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Propaganda Check (@SystemRupture) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Ignore her. Keep the rule in place until the appeal and certain overrule.<\/p>\n

\u2014 FirstPrinciplesMike (@OldWisdom44) June 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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