Why Photo IDs Won't Stop Food Stamp Fraud

Governing: It won't stop most fraud and it will cost too much. That's the conclusion of an Urban Institute policy brief that assesses states' efforts to require food stamp recipients to present a photo ID when buying food.

But Rhode Island Rep. Patricia Morgan, a Republican, isn't persuaded by the institute's findings. She is the primary sponsor of a bill that would require electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card users to present some kind of photo identification, most likely a driver's license, before they could buy food. It's one of two bills before Rhode Island lawmakers.

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