Schumer Talks SNAP Cuts and Urges Two-Year Delay for Cost Shifts
Schumer says the delay would shield counties from more than $4.4 million in annual costs and protect families as SNAP funding faces nearly $200 billion in cuts.
- On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged a two-year delay on federal cost shifts for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits during a visit to Unity House in Rensselaer County.
- The 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,' signed by President Donald Trump last year, requires states with error rates above 6% to cover between 5% and 15% of total benefit costs beginning in October 2027.
- These administrative cost shifts will eliminate $168 million in federal support while imposing more than $4.4 million in new annual costs on Capital Region county budgets, according to the New York State Association of Counties.
- New York State Association of Counties Executive Director Stephen Acquario noted counties face 'impossible choices between raising local taxes and cutting other essential services,' as Regional Food Bank demand has spiked 14%.
- Schumer argued Congress must include this two-year delay in the upcoming five-year Farm Bill, warning that the current law forces counties to choose between raising local taxes or cutting food assistance for residents.
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Food assistance advocates ask Congress to delay GOP megabill shift of SNAP costs to states • Maine Morning Star
A sign advertises that SNAP benefits are accepted at a grocery store in Fargo, North Dakota, on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Ceilidh Kern for the North Dakota Monitor) WASHINGTON — Advocates and public health experts urged Republicans in Congress on Wednesday to implement a two-year delay on requiring states to begin sharing the costs for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Provisions of the Republican-backed law that President Donal…
FARM: Schumer talks SNAP cuts and urges two-year delay for cost shifts
TROY, N.Y. — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was joined this week by local officials at Unity House, a Rensselaer County-based human service agency, to urge a two-year delay in shifting the cost of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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Food assistance advocates ask Congress to delay GOP megabill shift of SNAP costs to states
A sign advertises that SNAP benefits are accepted at a grocery store in Fargo, North Dakota, on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Ceilidh Kern for the North Dakota Monitor) WASHINGTON — Advocates and public health experts urged Republicans in Congress on Wednesday to implement a two-year delay on requiring states to begin sharing the costs for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. Provisions of the Republican-backed law that President Donal…
Schumer talks SNAP cuts and urges two-year delay for cost shifts
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was joined this week by local officials at Unity House, a Rensselaer County-based human service agency, to urge a two-year delay in shifting the cost of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to the state and counties.
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