Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, is encouraging states to apply for waivers that will allow them to ban people from buying sodas using food stamps benefits. Kennedy has been ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, is encouraging states to apply for waivers that will allow them to ban people from buying sodas using food stamps benefits. Kennedy has ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, is encouraging states to apply for waivers that will allow them to ban people from buying sodas using food stamps benefits. Kennedy has been the ...

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A weakening economy is already pressuring consumer spending, with shoppers cutting back on snacks and cigarettes. Now, benefit reductions for low-income consumers could pile on still more pressure.