*BREAK *)
*Brenda*
*Brenda* A TEXAS LAWMAKER
MAKING NATIONAL HEADLINES.. BY
FILING A BILL THAT WOULD
PREVENT SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RECIPIENTS,
OR SNAP& FROM USING FOOD
STAMPS TO BUY JUNK FOOD& OUR
MARLANE RODRIGUEZ HAS THE
DETAILS.. 0:00:17
*Marlane Rodrigue* That's
right Brenda, the Lone Star
State is trying to prevent the
spread of diabetes by
controlling what SNAP
recipients can purchase with
their funds.. and the Food
Bank of the RGV.. the fourth
largest food pantry
distributer in the state
believes this might not be the
best idea&*Omar
Rodrigue* I know it's
designed to do some good to
offset to minimize type two
diabetes have a healthier
population I think that's
great I think that's with a
proactive in trying to do that
but it does have a lot of
unintended consequences
*Marlane Rodrigue* HB
4364 would ban residents from
using food stamps to buy high
fat and sugar items including
energy drinks, candy, potato
and corn chips, sweetened and
carbonated drinks, energy
drinks, and cookies, in order
to limit the spread of
diabetes and other health
complications related to diet.
*Omar Rodrigue* It's kind
of interesting that they want
to ban certain drinks like
energy drinks and candy and
things of that nature and yet
it allows choose his purchases
which have the same amount of
sugar as a soda*Marlane
Rodrigue* Under the bill,
SNAP recipients would still be
able to purchase fruit or
vegetable juices that have no
added sugar, and coffee
*Omar Rodrigue* Snap
recipients pretty much
purchase about the same amount
of sodas and chips as a person
who is not on snap so there's
really no difference
statistically showing that
snap recipients are buying
more junk food*Marlane
Rodrigue* If passed, the
bill would take effect on
September 1 of this
