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August 7, 2025

West Virginia’s Soda Ban from SNAP Benefits Sparks Debate Over Health and Consumer Freedom

WCHS – West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy senior policy outreach director Seth DiStefano isn’t so sure the Make America Healthy Again initiative is in the best interest of West Virginians.

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“This has nothing to do with health,” DiStefano said.

On Monday, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s request to remove soda from SNAP benefits was granted by United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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