(Bloomberg) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Morrisey announced that he would ask the USDA to stop allowing West Virginia residents to purchase soda through a government-funded food program.
The United Event caught a glimpse of the big soda in the Trump administration’s script. According to entrepreneur and White House adviser Calley, the Trump administration advises states to propose exemptions to the USDA to bring soda out of the supplemental nutrition assistance program as a first step before moving into candy and other desserts.
“West Virginia is passing a bill to clear our food supply and submit an exemption to remove soda from snapshots,” Kennedy said in a school in Martinsburg, West Vikingna.
Neither Pepsi nor Dr. Keurig Pepper responded to requests for comment. Coca-Cola forwarded the request for comment to American Beverage, a Washington, D.C.-based trading group in the industry.
“We strongly protect consumers and their ability to make decisions for families,” said Meredith Potter, senior vice president of beverages in the United States. “We do not support limiting what a certain number of people can buy.”
According to the means, Kennedy is working to convince other governors to take similar actions. It means: “Bobby is talking to at least 15 governors” and convinces them to take similar actions. HHS has no authority to approve immunity, but Kennedy is lending him political means to build momentum.
Earlier this week, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill requiring an exemption from the government to prevent state residents from using their benefits for candy or soda. According to the agency’s fiscal year 2023 data, the federal government’s SNAP program serves 42 million.
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