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December 15, 2025 11:20 pm
Get out the popcorn - big doings tomorrow in the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS. This is their 8th meeting in 2025.
The current composition of the committee:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sylvia A. Santana (D), Chair
John Cherry (D), Majority Vice Chair
Jeff Irwin (D)
Mary Cavanagh (D)
Rosemary Bayer (D)
Veronica Klinefelt (D)
Rick Outman (R), Minority Vice Chair
Mark E. Huizenga (R)
Roger Hauck (R)
Lana Theis (R)
Testimony, meeting dates, contact & subscription information are posted on the committee home page.
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 9:00 a.m.
AGENDA
Presentation on Michigan SNAP Payment Error Rate Reduction from David Knezek, Chief Operating Officer at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
And any other business properly before the committee.
SNAP is an extremely hot topic this year. Previous MHF Forum posts include:
MDHHS instructed by USDA to temporarily pause issuance of November SNAP benefits
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