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Concern Arises over Food Assistance Program Cuts Under Trump Bill
BRONX, NEW YORK, JUL 1 – The Republican budget bill aims to cut $300 billion from SNAP, potentially removing food benefits from over 60,000 Bronx residents and millions nationwide, increasing food insecurity.
- Last Tuesday, the U.S. Senate approved its budget reconciliation bill, marking the most sweeping SNAP rollback in U.S. history.
- The Senate passed the bill last Tuesday, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting a tie-breaking vote, supporting a proposal that backs 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy.
- The Senate passed a bill slashing $186 billion from SNAP, which supports over 42 million Americans monthly, shifting billions in costs to states.
- Charitable food networks warn the bill's cuts will worsen food insecurity in Texas, heavily straining local food banks and harming the broader charitable food system.
- The legislation’s fate now hinges on a House vote, which must approve the bill in identical form amid GOP disagreements over Senate changes.
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With approval of GOP megabill, Washington state braces for food stamp cuts • Washington State Standard
(Photo by jetcityimage/Getty Images)About 170,000 Washingtonians stand to lose food stamp benefits under the Republican megabill that passed Congress Thursday, state officials estimate. Of those, 137,000 face obstacles from more stringent work requirements in the bill, and the other 33,000 are refugees and asylees who would also no longer be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP. Washington would also be on th…
Elizabethton Farmers Market 'ceasing' SNAP/EBT program
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Elizabethton Farmers Market announced Thursday it would be "ceasing use of the SNAP/EBT program for the remainder of 2025." The market stated that the elimination of the SNAP/EBT program results from high maintenance costs for card machines and management hours exceeding the number of users benefiting from the service. Donica Krebs, manager of the Elizabethon Farmers Market, said customer usage is "down significa…
How Trump’s food stamp cuts will leave West Virginians hungry
In rural Hardy County, housing prices are skyrocketing. Electricity bills are surging. A homeless encampment along the river is growing. Shari Stephens, director of the county’s family resource center, says things are the toughest she’s ever seen. “I’ve had more people come in in the past three months for food assistance than I had probably in the last prior year,” Stephens said. But for people struggling to get by, those times could get harde…
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