Jasmine Crockett Joins Push For 'Keep SNAP And WIC Funded Act': 'No President Should Be Able To Hold Hungry Families Hostage'

Jasmine Crockett Joins Democrats On The 'Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has joined a coalition of Democrats who have sponsored the Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025, a bill that guarantees continued food assistance for millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown. Per a press release, roughly 42 million Americans—including over 3.5 million Texans—are going without their November SNAP benefits because of the administration’s deliberate refusal to release already-approve…

Jasmine Crockett Joins Push For 'Keep SNAP And WIC Funded Act': 'No President Should Be Able To Hold Hungry Families Hostage'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has joined a coalition of Democrats demanding the Trump administration immediately release withheld federal food assistance funds, calling the move to block them “cruel,” “shameful,” and “preventable.” Crockett, who represents Texas’s 30th Congressional District, announced on Nov. 7, 2025, that she is co-sponsoring the “Keep SNAP and WIC Funded Act of 2025”, legislation designed to force the administration to release…