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Four states have asked USDA to let them ban soda, candy from food assistance program

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Four Republican states have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to let them ban soda, energy drinks and other food items from food stamps.

President Donald Trump 's administration has said it will approve such waivers as part of its agenda to " Make America Healthy Again" More than 41 million Americans receive benefits from the SNAP program, the nation's largest food assistance program.

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