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🧵1/ The GOP’s latest scheme would force states to pay for a share of SNAP food benefits based on “payment error rates.” This would be catastrophic for states, including Maine. Here’s what you need to know. 👇

3/ Under their plan, if a state’s error rate is: ⬇️ Under 6% > no penalty 🔸 6–8% > 5% cost-share 🔸 8–10% > 10% cost-share 🔺 Over 10% > 15% cost-share And guess what? Maine’s error rate for FY24 came in at 10.26%—*just* over the line.

4/ That tiny 0.26% would cost Maine BIG. If this plan were in effect today, Maine would be hit with the maximum 15% cost share. That’s ~$100 million a year we’d have to come up with (or cut).

5/ And it’s not just Maine. Even the national average error rate is over 10%. This isn’t a “Maine problem”—it’s a systemic issue. Yet Republicans want states to foot the bill anyway.