'That would include 52,000 people in Ohio, 34,000 people in Kentucky and 43,000 people in Indiana,' CPBP Senior Policy Analyst Katie Bergh told Cincinnati Edition. Local families could be turned away from a government assistance program for young children if Congress doesn't increase its budget.Ī recent report by left-leaning think tank the Center on Policy and Budget Priorities says as many as 2 million people across the country could lose access to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, often known as WIC, if lawmakers don't approve a proposed boost by the Biden administration.
