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November 18, 2020

Trump Admin Pushing Through New Rules to Take Benefits Away from Those in Need
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President Trump is pushing through new rules making it harder for people
to obtain government benefits. A new regulation will make it harder for
people who are denied disability benefits to appeal, by allowing the
Social Security Administration to use its own lawyers to hear the
appeals instead of administrative law judges, who are more independent.
Meanwhile, two pending rules would restrict eligibility criteria for
food assistance, potentially kicking millions off the government plan.


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