Their continuing resolution would cut by 10 percent the special supplemental nutrition program for women , infants and children , better known as wic , which serves 9.6 million low-income women , new mothers , and infants each month , and has been linked in studies to higher birth weight and lower infant mortality .
With this new funding , we will have increased our support for wic by 18.6 percent this year .
这个新的拨款,将为wic增加18.6%左右的收入。
And 10 grams is considerably more than the six grams allowed by the u. s. department of agriculture in the special supplemental nutrition program for women , infants , and children ( wic ) program .
而且美国农业部在妇女儿童婴儿所需营养计划中,规定的糖标准摄入量是6克,而不是10克。
The house has also voted to cut a separate health-and-nutrition scheme for poor pregnant women , infants and children , known as wic , by 11 % .
And last month the agriculture department made available an additional $ 150 million to respond to the food needs of those who depend on wic -- the special supplemental nutrition program for women , infants and children .