Warren, Sanders Propose Permanently Expanding Food Stamps to College Students
Sen. Elizabeth Warren conducts a news conference outside the Capitol on April 27, 2021.
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Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) are leading an effort to permanently expand college students’ access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, which helps provide food to people with low incomes.
The lawmakers introduced a bill on Tuesday that would help address food insecurity among college students by permanently extending the current expansion to SNAP that gives more college students access for the duration of the pandemic. The temporary expansions benefit an estimated 3 million students.
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March 1, 2021
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., the chair of the Senate Education and Health Committee, has joined Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto, D-Nev., and Reps. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., and Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif., to introduce the Clean School Bus Act.Â
The legislation would provide $1 billion for grants to help school districts across the country replace traditional school buses with electric units. By reducing studentsâ exposure to diesel exhaust, the bill would significantly reduce studentsâ risk of asthma and other respiratory illnesses and provide long-term savings to school districts.Â
âAs we work to ensure a brighter future for children in Washington state and across the country, itâs crucial for both the health of our students and the future of our planet that we invest in zero-emission transportation,â says Murray. âThis legislation is good for the health of our students, our economy and our planet – and I look for