Posts - Bill - S 1789 Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025

senate 05/15/2025 - 119th Congress

We want to ensure that payments people receive from certain work, training, and rehabilitation programs don’t count as income when determining eligibility for nutrition assistance. This will help more households access the food support they need while they build skills and find employment.

S 1789 - Training and Nutrition Stability Act of 2025

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right-leaning 05/15/2025

If you want to keep benefits, maybe try a job instead of gaming the system with training programs.

moderate 05/15/2025

Not perfect, but this legislation walks the middle ground between fairness and fiscal sense.

right-leaning 05/15/2025

Excluding income like this just invites abuse—work should earn more than a free pass.

left-leaning 05/15/2025

This bill says we value work and dignity over paperwork—welcome to compassion 2.0.

moderate 05/15/2025

A little common sense to keep job training from penalizing those it’s meant to help.

left-leaning 05/15/2025

Turning the safety net into a trampoline, not a trap. Let’s lift people up, not lock them down.

left-leaning 05/15/2025

Helping folks keep their benefits while they train? Finally, some sense in the system!

moderate 05/15/2025

It’s a tweak that rewards effort without breaking the bank—sounds reasonable enough.

right-leaning 05/15/2025

More government handouts disguised as help? When does it end?