The Agriculture Department has written a new rule that will prevent government agencies from actively recruiting people for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and forbid the government from pressuring people to sign up for the benefit. The rule is an outgrowth of a GOP-sponsored amendment  the 2014 Farm Bill that sought to prevent the government from advertising on radio and TV - both in the US and Mexico - urging people to sign up.  Washington Examiner: The rule is the result of the 2014 Farm Bill, which included language saying government agents have to let people decide themselves whether to apply for food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. That language was included after Republicans complained that benefits were being promoted on TV and radio, and were also being promoted in Mexico under a bilateral deal that existed during the Bush administration. "Outreach activities designed to...(Read Full Post)