House GOP Agriculture bill advances out of committee

Local leader warns against bill limiting food assistance on the Central Coast

Representative Salud Carbajal hosted a virtual press conference on Friday to discuss a new bill that he says would decimate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).This week, the House Agriculture Committee that I sit on voted along party lines 29 to 25 to advance legislation that would cut $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, said Carbajal.According to the representative, the republican budget demands ar…

OKLAHOMA VOICE: U.S. House Republican plan would force states to pay for a portion of SNAP benefits

The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s portion of Republicans’ massive taxes and spending bill would partially shift to states the costs of the country’s largest food assistance program, which some experts and Democrats predicted will lead to major cuts in the…

House Republicans Want To Change SNAP Benefits For Children Over 7

Narisara Nami/Moment/Getty ImagesThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is the nation’s most important anti-hunger program, serving approximately 41 million low-or-no-income people. Nearly half (44%) are children. In fact, approximately a quarter of all children in the United States rely on SNAP benefits to meet nutritional needs. But that may change if congressional Republicans succeed in their current efforts to change the defin…

U.S House Agriculture Committee proposes SNAP cuts

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The U.S House Agriculture committee is proposing a cut to SNAP benefits that would be the largest rollback of food assistance in the country's history. The cut would be $230 billion, targeting the former food stamps program. If it were to go through, the pressure would be put onto states to keep SNAP programs alive. "In Texas, we were anticipating that we would be on the hook at the state level for about $1 billion a yea…

States on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP • Tennessee Lookout

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…

States on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP • Kansas Reflector

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…