US EditionSenate GOP Prepares to Unveil SNAP Piece of Trump Agenda Bill as some Expect Changes
- The Senate GOP is preparing to unveil the SNAP portion of the Trump administration's federal funding bill that includes major Medicaid cuts as of June 2025.
- The bill follows the House Republicans' passage and aims to finance large tax cuts for the wealthy by cutting $600 billion from Medicaid and $300 billion from SNAP over a decade.
- Advocates and lawmakers warn the cuts threaten millions’ healthcare and food assistance nationwide, including 1.4 million TennCare enrollees and over 700,000 food aid recipients in Tennessee.
- Representative Barbara Hernandez said the cuts will cause “countless preventable deaths” and increased financial struggles while Jeannine Carpenter cautioned the reductions would deepen hunger for families.
- If enacted, the bill may force states like Minnesota to cover billions in added costs or reduce coverage further, underscoring concerns about damaging social safety nets in favor of tax benefits for the wealthy.
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By Laura Robertson The federal budget bill before Congress, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed the House of Representatives on May 22, including cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, that about 3,530 people in the Nome Census Area rely on. If the budget bill is passed by the Senate without addressing SNAP cuts, some of the costs of the program will be passed on to states. If it becomes law, Alaska could be on th…
Tuberville raised $1.9 million on first day of governor bid, $3 million in first week
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It has been just over a week since U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville announced his run for governor. So far, he's the only Republican candidate listed as having raised any money for the race. 2 arrested after over 10 pounds of drugs found at house in Ider And, Tuberville has raised a lot of money in a short time. Alabama campaign finance records show the former Auburn football coach has raised more than $3 million, in…
Tuberville asks GOP not to ‘bankrupt’ Alabama with food stamp reform
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), the freshly announced candidate for governor of Alabama, is asking Republicans not to shift the cost of food stamps too heavily onto states, warning that the current proposal in the House’s “big, beautiful bill” could be a budget-buster. “Just don’t bankrupt us is all I’m saying,” Tuberville said in a brief interview. “Don’t bankrupt us.” BYRD RULE: HOW THE SENATE’S ‘GUARDRAIL’ COULD CHANGE THE ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’…
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Senate GOP prepares to unveil SNAP piece of Trump agenda bill as some expect changes
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said Thursday he expects the panel will release its slice of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” next Tuesday.The panel has jurisdiction over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and some Republicans have been concerned about a proposal that would see states' share of SNAP benefits, which are currently fully covered by the federal government, incre…
Tommy Tuberville is worried this part of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will hurt Alabama
Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he is concerned about whether Alabama can afford the increased costs of an important food assistance program that would be one of the results of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” pending in the Senate.
Another $1.6M SNAP benefits stolen as 'big beautiful bill' looks to save
(WGN) — Food benefits are on the chopping block as part of a bill dubbed by President Trump as “One Big Beautiful Bill.” It passed the House and is now in the hands of the Senate. Critics argue it doesn’t address a problem with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP that could save millions of dollars. WGN Investigates: Investigating public corruption, crime & fraud In Illinois, about 15% of the population relies on food ben…
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