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House Republicans, with the help of four Democrats, voted Thursday to approve legislation that would slash nutrition assistance for millions of young children and pregnant and postpartum women, even as food prices continue to rise nationwide and earlier GOP cuts to federal aid take hold.<\/p>\n

In a 213-210 vote, largely along party lines, House lawmakers passed an that would fund the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other agencies for the coming fiscal year. The four Democrats who voted with most Republicans to approve the measure were Reps. Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), Adam Gray (Calif.), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), and Don Davis (NC).<\/p>\n

The bill, if also passed by the Senate and signed by President Donald Trump, would cut fruit and vegetable benefits that young kids and pregnant and postpartum women receive under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).<\/p>\n

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) has estimated that the cut would strip modest fruit and vegetable benefits from \u201cnearly 5.4 million toddlers, preschoolers, and pregnant and postpartum WIC participants.\u201d Under current law, CBPP observed, \u201cchildren receive $26 monthly for fruits and vegetables, pregnant and postpartum participants receive $48, and breastfeeding participants receive $52.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, said following Thursday\u2019s vote that \u201cwhile working families struggle to feed their families, Republicans are cutting funding for fruit and vegetable vouchers for women, infants, and children.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWorking moms are already stretched thin, and Republicans are making it even harder to put dinner on the table,\u201d said DeLauro. \u201cThe president\u2019s tariffs have hurt American farmers, and now the Republican plan is to cut off crucial assistance that they have come to rely on even more.\u201d<\/p>\n

The House-passed appropriations bill would cut WIC by a total of $200 million compared to current levels, slashing $141 million in funding for fruit and vegetable benefits. The USDA\u2019s website says that WIC \u201csaves lives and improves the health of nutritionally at-risk women, infants, and children,\u201d describing the program as \u201cone of the most successful federally funded nutrition programs in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s USDA chief, Brooke Rollins, has openly celebrated the large-scale loss of federal nutrition aid stemming from the Republican budget package that Trump signed into law last summer. That legislation included unprecedented cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), another highly effective food aid program.<\/p>\n

The House vote to cut WIC broadly aligns with the Trump White House\u2019s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 \u2014 but doesn\u2019t go as far as the president envisioned. The National WIC Association noted that the House bill \u201ccuts WIC\u2019s fruit and vegetable benefits by about 10%, a first step toward an up to 75% cut sought by the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe House proposal fails WIC families when they need help most,\u201d said Georgia Machell, president and CEO of the National WIC Association. \u201cIt would force WIC to turn away eligible families for the first time in 30 years, breaking Congress\u2019 30-year bipartisan commitment to full WIC funding. For the families who receive WIC, it chips away at their ability to buy the very fruits and vegetables that federal dietary guidelines say all Americans should eat more of.\u201d<\/p>\n

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