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Republican states seek waivers from the Trump administration to exclude certain junk food from the food stamp program.

As Illinois Senator Dick Durbin announces his retirement after the 26 elections, opening a Democratic primary that could become a frenzy.

Welcome, I'm Kyle Peterson with the Wall Street Journal. We are joined today by my colleagues,

columnist Alicia Finley, and Kim Strassel. Arkansas and Indiana are two of the states that have now formally requested permission from the Agriculture Department to limit food stamp purchases of soda and candy

under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, as it is sometimes called.

Let's start with a clip of Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee

Sanders explaining what the intent of this is. America is facing a chronic disease epidemic.

President Trump and his secretaries like Brooke Rollins and RFK Jr. are putting a laser focus on

chronic illness and Arkansas is here to help.

America spends $119 billion each year on food stamps and nearly a quarter of that spending

goes towards things like soft drinks, candy, and dessert.

That's not a nutrition program.

It's actively harming people's health.

One-third of our Kansans have diabetes or a

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