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Low-income households could lose food aid under proposed SNAP cuts
- On May 13, 2025, House Republicans unveiled a bill seeking substantial revisions to the federal food aid program SNAP, which serves 42 million people across the country.
- The bill addresses the growth in SNAP enrollment and expenditure over the past six years, with the number of participants rising from 36 million in 2019 to 42 million currently, and spending increasing from $60 billion to $110 billion, while also proposing that states assume a larger portion of the program's costs beginning in 2029.
- The proposal cuts $300 billion over a decade, tightens eligibility, raises work requirements, and increases states’ cost shares up to 25%, prompting concerns about impacts on rural communities, local grocers, and families relying on SNAP benefits averaging about $190 per month.
- Advocates like U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez and Hunger Free Oklahoma CEO Chris Bernard warn the bill could close stores dependent on SNAP sales and penalize states with limited resources, while Sen. Ben Ray Lujan called it "devastating" and Sen. Ron Wyden said, "Families lose and billionaires win."
- The cuts could reduce nutritional security for vulnerable populations, while shifting costs to states facing economic downturns may force benefit reductions and harm local economies reliant on SNAP spending.
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States would be on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP
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States on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP
A “SNAP welcomed here” sign is seen at the entrance to a Big Lots store in Portland, Oregon. (Getty Images)The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved, 29-25, Wednesday evening its portion of Republicans’ major legislative package that includes a provision that would shift to states some of the responsibility to pay for a major nutrition assistance program. The bill would require states, for the first time, to cover part of the cost of Supplem…
My family could end up living under a bridge if Republicans cut Medicaid and SNAP
I’ve always supported my government and been grateful that my government supports me and my family. But it feels like things are changing in ways that put my family at risk. Nearly a decade ago, I got custody of two of my grandchildren, now ages 10 and 16, because their parents couldn’t care for them due to addiction. I also share custody of their two sisters, ages 12 and 15, with my youngest daughter, their aunt. Caring for my grandkids is an…
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