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May 7, 2026
"Sen. Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) and I introduced the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act to allow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients to use their benefits to buy hot rotisserie chicken."
Writes John Fetterman, singing the praises of working across the aisle, in "John Fetterman: I haven’t changed. Here’s what has. Working across the aisle is the only way forward" (WaPo).
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Better than the last Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act, when Barney Frank and Gerry Studds spit-roasted a page boy. CC, JSM
Does this mean the Cold Rotisserie Chicken Act is going away?
Rotisserie chicken is sold by most supermarkets as a "loss leader." It provides basic protein to build reasonably healthy meals around. It is precisely the sort of food that SNAP benefits are intended to support. I suspect that the exclusion of hot meals is so that the beneficiaries aren't using SNAP benefits to buy fast food. Sensible legislation. Who knew?
I remember Fetterman saying Biden was just fine after his debate meltdown. He’s just your average lying politician. As for the chicken I imagine most SNAP recipients can’t afford a Costco membership.
I would suggest that needing US Senators to determine what is acceptable or not for people on assistanc
e to purchase is opposite of sensible but whatever.
Uhr, many grocery stores sell rotisserie chickens, and you can get all the meat (not just the breasts and thighs) and make a delicious chicken soup really cheaply that will feed a family for multiple meals. Of course, you can always buy a whole, uncooked chicken and cook it yourself, but it might actually cost more than the pre-cooked rotisserie one.
A hot rotisserie chicken for 8.99 or whatever they cost is way better than spending nine bucks on frozen pizzas and microwavable burritos. Common sense, people.
If you can afford a Costco membership there is about 2.5lbs of meat on their $4.99 rotisserie chicken. And it's delicious. The bones are well seasoned to make homemade chicken broth.
What about bottled hot water for dehydrated babies?
Where I live the grocery store chicken is around 8. Compared to $4.99 for a larger Costco bird. I don’t think it’s a loss leader at the grocery
Also, a rotisserie chicken is often cheaper than a fresh chicken. As a taxpayer, I like this but let's also remove raw uncooked chicken as an option.
It would take an act of Congress…
The Costco Rotisserie Chickens are way bigger/better than the ones at Harris-Teeter, etc,
I just bought a hot rotisserie chicken an hour ago. I support this bill.
"We can work together. We can accomplish something for the people. We can deliver hot rotisserie chicken."
Cuz feeding the people is the responsibility of government. "Com'n, man, it's in the Constitution. Somewhere."
but it might actually cost more than the pre-cooked rotisserie one.
Typically that's the case because the rotisserie chicken is closer to its expiration date than the fresh ones. Better to cook it - and sell at a discount - than have it go bad and get nothing.
I'm all in. I'm already looking forward to my Government Approved and paid for Hot Rotisserie Chicken. I hope my supplemental has plans to incorporate it into our new benefit package.
What a country.
When my Eastern European in-laws were visiting they would buy rotisserie chickens for lunch. It was a cheap meal for the whole family.
The horrid corrupt lying asshole democrat money whore left want to destroy... Trump.
They are worthless.
Well hey, the government has had "HUD Code Mobile Homes" since 1976 too. They require building on a permanent steel chassis (i.e., you can't just deliver a home, you must deliver a home stuck on a truck frame that costs more and limits flexibility).
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/breaking-frame-why-its-time-remove-steel-chassis-from-bobby-shokri-htdpc
A hot rotisserie chicken in every pot! Glory be!
"steve uhr said...
As for the chicken I imagine most SNAP recipients can’t afford a Costco membership."
Want the list of things they seem to be able to afford? Here's a short one. Booze. Drugs. Cigs. Tattoos. Airbrushed nails. Hair extensions.
But not a $65/yr. Costco membership.
Pedialyte is SNAP EBT eligible.
Yes, Big Chicken controls the senate and bends them to its will.
I don’t have a problem with SNAP recipients buying some prepared foods (not fast food, but if they can buy a frozen pizza, why not a hot chicken?), but this is a regulatory change that should be beneath the attention of a senator.
I agree that it shouldn't require an act of congress. Why didn't anyone ask Trump or Biden to issue an EO? A rotisserie chicken in every pot!
Is this really a step forward?
Of course after the headliner we will find that the fine print of this bill gives a trillion dollars to private ngos to bolster democracy in US swing states.
What about bottled hot water for dehydrated babies?
I don't know what you are getting at with statement. But it sounds like something an overprivileged middle to upper middle-class person, who has never wanted for anything, would say.
You don't have an empathetic bone in your body, do you?
Want the list of things they seem to be able to afford? Here's a short one. Booze. Drugs. Cigs. Tattoos. Airbrushed nails. Hair extensions.
And you are just a fucking racist.
They just went around and around over this chicken thing.
And you are just a fucking racist.
No. The fucking racist is the person who automatically thinks of black people upon reading that list.
I've seen plenty of white trash purchase those exact, same things he lists ... up to and including hair extensions.
Racist.
@Freder --
Watch a few random videos from the black African guy with the Bantu City Diaries Youtube channel. He gives brutal 'tough love' on the poor management, poor planning, poor sanitation, corruption, and lack of impulse control with black African cultures.
It's not racism when it's an obvious global issue, and when generations have sought functional solutions. The post-1960s Great Society programs and UN NGOs are now proven failures. When you are digging yourself into a hole, the first step is to stop digging.
https://www.youtube.com/@BantuCityDiaries
Talk of empathy from the side that attempts to kill its political opponents? Ok then.
Back in highschool days after body surfing all day at free Zuma, I'd eat an entire rotisserie chicken from Trancas Market. Good times.
What about bottled hot water for dehydrated babies?
Babies under 6 months shouldn't be given water. Ones that are 6 months to a year should only be given a small amount - a couple of ounces. They really should be getting all of the hydration they need from breast milk or formula.
Jim at 5:17 is on it. I wonder what the rules are on cooking up an almost expired raw chicken? Does it get another day or two of shelf life on the rotisserie? Somehow, I feel certain that the chickens fresh off the truck aren't the first ones to hit the rotisserie.
It was explained to me in the market that todays rotisserie chicken was the whole bird that is going to expire tomorrow. The chicken salad in the markets deli counter was the rotisserie chicken that didn't sell yesterday.
The chicken salad in the markets deli counter was the rotisserie chicken that didn't sell yesterday.
A high school friend used to work at Wendy's way back in the day. Stay away from the chili.
i’ve tried a few but can’t say I’ve ever had one that tasted good…
You dont need a Costco membership. Walmart sells a rotisserie chicken for 6.99$. ( and $3.99 for yesterday's chicken!) It's cheaper than raw chicken, ready to eat. It can feed a family of 4 for several meals ( or a teen boy for one.) Just the thing for a family in need.
Snobby snobs will have their comeuppance one day...
Is he related to Buford T?
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"As for the chicken I imagine most SNAP recipients can’t afford a Costco membership."
Some people with EBT cards drive nicer cars than I do.
It would have to be deep fried before the ebt crowd would eat it.
In a less-prosperous part of my city I have seen signs saying if you buy shrimp they will cook it for you, free!
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