WIC faces a budget shortfall For millions of women and children, more than nutrition is at stake nbcnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
WIC is facing a $1 billion budget shortfall, alarming advocates who say healthy food is only one piece of the vital assistance that the federal nutrition program provides.
Meetings on Thursday between U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and conservative lawmakers led to speculation he was about to walk away from the bipartisan spending agreement he signed off on just this past weekend a decision that would greatly increase the chances of a partial government shutdown next week.
WASHINGTON The US Congress must raise spending on a food assistance programme for low-income women and children or two million could be turned away this year, Biden administration officials said on Thursday (Jan 11). A bitterly divided Congress has for months failed to reach agreement on 2024 government spending levels and is racing to avert a partial shutdown on.
New turmoil over possible shutdown in D C amid warnings of a WIC food program shortfall thecherrycreeknews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thecherrycreeknews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.