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  "path": "/2026/04/10/missouri-house-votes-to-bar-certain-legal-immigrants-from-food-aid-restrict-purchases/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T10:55:10.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
  "tags": [
    "Economy",
    "Immigration",
    "Legislature",
    "Barry Hovis",
    "fraud",
    "Ian Mackey",
    "Jamie Gragg",
    "Keri Ingle",
    "Medicaid",
    "Missouri Department of Social Services",
    "supplemental nutrition assistance program",
    "U.S. Department of Agriculture"
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  "textContent": "Missouri House Republicans voted Thursday to advance a bill prohibiting thousands of legally present immigrants from receiving federal food assistance, restricting what recipients can buy with those benefits and excluding most refugees and asylees from Medicaid. Much of the measure, sponsored by Republican state Rep. Jamie Gragg of Ozark, mirrors federal eligibility changes enacted in […]",
  "title": "Missouri House votes to bar some lawfully present immigrants from food aid"
}