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Senators Push $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken for SNAP Users

4/24/2026

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Senators John Fetterman and Jim Justice introduced the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act to let Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) users buy a $4.99 rotisserie chicken.
SNAP serves nearly 42 million Americans with a per-person average benefit of $190.
Critics say the ban on hot prepared foods penalizes low-income families, while HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges states to ban junk foods from SNAP and Rep. Rick Crawford (Ark.) proposes rotisserie-chicken legislation.

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Senators John Fetterman and Jim Justice introduced the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act to let Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) users buy a $4.99 rotisserie chicken.
SNAP serves nearly 42 million Americans with a per-person average benefit of $190.
Critics say the ban on hot prepared foods penalizes low-income families, while HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges states to ban junk foods from SNAP and Rep. Rick Crawford (Ark.) proposes rotisserie-chicken legislation.