Utah gets green light to ban soda from being purchased with SNAP benefits

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Utah gets green light to ban soda from being purchased with SNAP benefits

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Published on Jun 12, 2025, 12:58:04 PM
Total time: 00:10:31

Episode Description
The hosts get a brief update on the Air India plane crash from The Hill's Breaking News Reporter, Ashleigh Fields. Then the hosts discuss the U.S Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy accepting the request in Utah to ban the purchase of soda using SNAP benefits. They say the decision to remove soda from SNAP is supported by recent BYU studies saying that drinking sugar may be worse than eating it. Utah State Representative Kristen Chevrier sponsored the bill during this year's legislative session and joins the show to discuss.
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