GOP, SNAP and food stamps
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Congressional Republicans are working to pass a massive, 1,116-page piece of legislation – titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" – that includes cuts to SNAP.
Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.
House Republicans rolled out legislation Monday evening that would make significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as the party seeks deep cuts to federal
States will likely serve fewer people in need of food assistance, experts say, as Congress says it’s rooting out waste to meet spending-reduction goals for tax cuts.
Amenah Alasadi says local families’ paychecks are failing to match increasing food costs. “The incomes they have do not cover all the expenses for these families,” the Families First of Minnesota home visitor said of the Rochester-area families she assists.
Nebraska is the first state in the country to sign onto the U.S. secretary of agriculture's new pilot program for SNAP restrictions.