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WTAJ on MSNSNAP cuts would mark largest rollback of food assistance in U.S. History, advocates saidA proposal under consideration in Congress could lead to the largest rollback of food assistance in U.S. history, and Pennsylvania hunger advocates said the consequences would be devastating. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank is urging lawmakers to reject proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid as part of
House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.
Nearly 700,000 needy Texans could be knocked off federal food stamp programs or have their benefits slashed under reforms congressional Republicans are racing to pass, at the behest of President Donald Trump.
House Republicans are pushing a $300 billion cut to SNAP over 10 years. Here's who could lose benefits—and how it would affect families.
House Republicans are looking to push through a package of tax breaks and spending cuts to advance Trump’s agenda.
Republican-backed spending cuts would "decimate" the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday.
House Republicans have proposed cutting billions of dollars of funding to SNAP and steeper work requirements for benefits.
The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee voted Monday along party lines by a vote of 17-16, to advance the budget bill to a vote before the full House later this week.