West Virginia Watch – West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has formally asked the federal government to disallow the state’s food assistance program from paying for soda. Morrisey submitted a request for a waiver to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to make the change, the governor announced in a video message Tuesday.
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“For a long time I’ve talked about the fact that SNAP — the N should stand for nutrition,” Morrisey said. “Well, now it’s going to, even more than you’ve seen in the past. We’re promoting healthy bundles. That’s fresh produce and lean meat, and good opportunities for some hot foods for West Virginians for some products that you’ve never been able to have before.”
Morrisey first announced the SNAP proposal during an event in March with federal Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has promoted the idea of states prohibiting SNAP from covering soda.
