Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said Thursday he expects the panel will release its slice of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” next Tuesday. The panel has jurisdiction over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and some Republicans have been concerned about a proposal that would see states' share of SNAP benefits, which are currently fully covered by the federal government, increase.

“This is going to be a big topic of conversation on Tuesday,” Tuberville, who is running for governor in Alabama, told The Hill. The House version of Trump’s bill calls for the federal share of the cost of SNAP to go from 100 percent in the next two fiscal years to 95 percent starting fiscal 2028. It also includes language that would increase

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