ADVISORY: USDA Officials to Hold Press Call Regarding SNAP TOMORROW

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ADVISORY: USDA Officials to Hold Press Call Regarding SNAP TOMORROW

(Washington, D.C., February 21, 2018) – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and Acting Deputy Undersecretary for USDA’s Food Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS) Brandon Lipps along with FNCS Chief of Staff Maggie Lyons will hold an on-the-record, off-camera media briefing call regarding the promotion of work and self-sufficiency among able-bodied adults participating in the department’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The briefing will be conducted TOMORROW, Thursday, February 22nd from 11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. ET. The information will be embargoed until 12:30 p.m. ET.

*Note: You must RSVP to press by TOMORROW, Thursday, February 22nd at 10:00 a.m. ET to receive the dial in information for this call. The number of lines are limited and available on a first-come-first-served basis, so please limit to one per outlet.

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