By Michael Lemley, WV News
WASHINGTON (WV News) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Monday joined U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy for the signing of a federal waiver allowing West Virginia to remove soda as an entitlement under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
“Thanks to Secretary Rollins, Secretary Kennedy Jr. and the Trump administration, West Virginia is on the forefront when it comes to Making America Healthy Again,” Morrisey said. “We are cleaning up the food, getting active, and rewarding healthy choices.
“Today’s signing of our SNAP waiver to remove soda as a taxpayer-subsidized entitlement is another step toward reversing negative health trends and helping West Virginians live long, healthy and purposeful lives.”
