WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) in introducing the SNAP Data Transparency and Oversight Act. This legislation will ensure the U.S. Department of Agriculture has timely access, upon request from the Secretary of Agriculture to state-administered Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) data to combat waste, fraud, and abuse within the system. This follows reports of states like California refusing to comply with federal oversight and enforcement. The bill requires state agencies to provide recipient-level data and case file information upon request as a condition of participation in SNAP to strengthen program i...