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ACTION ALERT:Tell Senators to override Pillen's Veto on ending the SNAP Ban

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ACTION ALERT:Tell Senators to override Pillen's Veto on ending the SNAP Ban

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‘I draw the line at withholding food from someone as a form of consequence.’

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Nebraska Senators must override Gov Pillen’s food assistance veto

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Nebraska Senators must override Gov Pillen’s food assistance veto

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Yesterday, Governor Pillen vetoed LB319, Senator Victor Rountree’s priority bill to end Nebraska’s lifetime Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) ban for people with certain drug felony convictions.

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Joint statement on passage of LB319 - a bill to end the SNAP ban in Nebraska

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Joint statement on passage of LB319 - a bill to end the SNAP ban in Nebraska

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Today, May 14th, 2025, the Nebraska Legislature voted to pass LB319, by and large ending the lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for people with one set of felony convictions.

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