WASHINGTON — In a cabinet meeting Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins called on Democrat-led states to hand over previously requested data on people who receive benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

“In February of this year, we asked for all the states for the first time, to turn over their data to the federal government, to let the USDA partner with them, to root out this fraud, to make sure that those who really need food stamps are getting them, but also to ensure that the American taxpayer is protected,” Rollins said.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, more than a dozen Democrat-led states have failed to comply with the request.

“They choose to protect illegals, criminals and bad actors over the American taxpayer,” a USDA spokesperson

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