Republicans’ Budget Will Slash Food Assistance and Leave Kids Hungry Arrow

As House Republicans prepare to slash SNAP benefits during this week's markups, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:

"The Republican budget is a slap in the face to millions of Americans, including their own constituents, who rely on food assistance programs to put food on the table and make sure their kids don't go hungry. As Donald Trump makes groceries more expensive, his cronies in Congress are gearing up to rip away food from millions of Americans - all to fund another tax handout for the ultra-wealthy and ultra-elite. The MAGA Republican agenda couldn't be clearer: billionaires first, working families last."

As part of their disastrous markup this week, House Republicans are preparing to gut SNAP benefits to make permanent Trump's tax handouts for his billionaire backers and add "more [tax] breaks" for the ultra-wealthy.

Bloomberg: "GOP Plans Anti-Hunger Spending Rollback to Cover Trump Agenda"

"Republicans plan to slash federal nutrition assistance for low-income individuals and update a host of farm bill programs under the House Agriculture Committee's portion of a sweeping package paying for President Donald Trump's tax cut …

"States would front Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit costs for the first time-between 5% and 25%- beginning fiscal year 2028"

Meredith Lee Hill, Politico: "Text of House GOP plan to force states to pay more SNAP food aid costs

"Rs decreased % states w/ lower payment error rates are required to cover for benefits

"But their last minute change to force states to pay 75% of admin costs will trigger huge dem backlash"

Politico: "Republicans will turbocharge the fight over the nation's largest anti-hunger program when House Agriculture releases its megabill proposal Monday. Ahead of a markup beginning Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., the text will put details behind a slew of proposals Republicans are pushing as they look to cut $230 billion in federal spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program."

NBC News: "Senate Republicans released a new budget blueprint Wednesday that would pave the way for … making President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent."

Cutting SNAP benefits - which help over 40 million Americans put food on the table - would force working families and children to go hungry.

Center for Budget Policies and Priorities: "Millions of Low-Income Households Would Lose Food Aid Under Proposed House Republican SNAP Cuts"

"The [House] budget resolution … directs the House Agriculture Committee to cut programs in its jurisdiction by at least $230 billion through 2034, with these cuts expected to come largely or entirely from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and to be used to help pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest business owners and households. …

"Regardless of how Republican lawmakers enact a cut of this magnitude, this would slash more than 20 percent from a program that helps more than 40 million people, including 1 in 5 children, afford groceries."

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