Congress redirects emergency SNAP benefits to fund summer meals for school kids
But they also lament that funding for the new provisions comes at the expense of some temporary pandemic-era nutrition programs – a trade-off some say is short-sighted and could cause additional hardship in the coming months as inflation continues to drive up grocery prices. Others argue the trade-off, while undesirable, is worth it. Either way, the amount of money available from the government to offset grocery prices could shift between…