特朗普政府中止了美国农业部的粮食安全报告,引发了在削减福利后隐瞒饥饿数据的指控。
The Trump administration halted the USDA’s food security report, sparking accusations of hiding hunger data after benefit cuts.
特朗普政府以政治化和不准确为由,结束了美国农业部的年度《家庭粮食安全报告》,2024年的报告定于10月22日发布,这是最后一份报告。
The Trump administration has ended the USDA’s annual Household Food Security Report, citing politicization and inaccuracies, with the 2024 report set for release on October 22 as the final one.
该决定是继7月一项取消食品印花津贴的法律之后作出的,该法预计将剥夺300万人参加国家营养和营养计划的资格。
The decision follows a July law cutting food stamp benefits, expected to disqualify 3 million people from SNAP.
美国农业部声称调查的主观问题歪曲了粮食安全,尽管据报告贫穷、工资上升和就业增长有所减少。
The USDA claimed the survey’s subjective questions misrepresent food security despite reported declines in poverty, rising wages, and job growth.
批评者,包括倡导团体,指责行政当局压制关于饥饿的数据,以掩盖削减援助的影响,称这一举动威胁到透明度,令人想起非民主国家的战术。
Critics, including advocacy groups, accused the administration of suppressing data on hunger to obscure the impact of aid cuts, calling the move a threat to transparency and reminiscent of tactics in non-democratic nations.