It’s not just Medicaid—House Republicans want to cut food stamps too
About 41 million Americans currently receive SNAP benefits.
By Jesse Valentine - May 15, 2025About 41 million Americans currently receive SNAP benefits.
By Jesse Valentine - May 15, 2025A default by the U.S. government on its debts could affect 6 million jobs and trigger global economic chaos, but President Joe Biden has struck a compromise with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to prevent that.
By Oliver Willis - May 31, 2023Families with no experience with food insecurity are suddenly in need, without knowledge of charitable options or experience navigating government assistance programs.
By Associated Press - September 26, 2021The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program has been updated for the first time in years, giving recipients 27% more than before the pandemic.
By Casey Quinlan - August 17, 2021Biden is proposing a $1 billion increase in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, from which Trump repeatedly tried to slash funds.
By Donna Provencher - April 09, 2021President Joe Biden has addressed food and income insecurity as Americans continue to suffer during the pandemic.
By Donna Provencher - January 25, 2021The Trump administration admitted on Monday there are ‘a lot of kids out there’ who are hungry.
By Emily Singer - August 10, 2020The Trump administration’s ‘work requirement’ rule will eliminate states’ flexibility and mean more hungry people.
By Josh Israel - December 04, 2019Trump wants to charge people who sponsored their immigrant family members for green cards if those family members needed public assistance to get on their feet.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 24, 2019Trump’s budget proposal calls for repealing the Affordable Care Act, and includes a $220 billion cut to food stamps, among other draconian proposals.
By Emily Singer - March 11, 2019