The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is one of the most powerful tools for fighting hunger in the United States. Currently, Congress is considering a proposal that would shift a significant portion of the cost of SNAP food benefits from the federal government to the states. This would end a 50-year commitment to helping every individual, in every community, have access to SNAP to help put enough food on the table.
Changing the way SNAP is funded would weaken the program and make it harder for children, seniors, veterans, persons with disabilities and families to get the support they need. It would push the program’s costs onto financially strapped state governments—most of whom will be forced to make tough choices, including cuts to essential programs like public safety and local schools or raising state taxes.
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