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      A child and her mother wait in their car at a food distribution site at Lake-Sumter State College

      Analysis Warns 'Punitive' Republican Attacks on SNAP Could Take Food Aid From 10 Million+

      "SNAP is successful at reducing poverty and food insecurity and should be both protected this year from cuts and be strengthened," argues an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 20, 2023

      An analysis released Monday estimates that more than 10 million people across the United States—including 4 million children—would be at risk of losing food benefits if the GOP's proposed attacks on federal nutrition assistance become law.

      The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) analysis focuses specifically on legislation introduced last week by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), who wants certain recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to face even more strict work requirements than they do under current law.

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      'They're Such Cowards': GOP Pushes Bill Targeting Food Aid for the Poor

      "If they'd had any real courage," said one critic, "they'd be taking on Pharma and drug spending instead of trying to crack down on food stamps for poor people."

      Jake Johnson
      Mar 14, 2023

      More than a dozen House Republicans are expected to release legislation Tuesday that would impose more harsh work requirements on certain recipients of federal food aid, a clear signal that the GOP intends to target nutrition assistance in critical debt ceiling, budget, and farm bill talks.

      Led by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), the measure would "expand the age bracket for able-bodied [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] recipients without dependents, who have to meet complicated work requirements," according toPolitico, which obtained a copy of the bill ahead of its official introduction.

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      A sign confirms that a grocery store in Oakland, California accepts electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards used by welfare departments to issue benefits on December 4, 2019.

      'A Decent Society Would Not Let This Happen': 30 Million Across US Face Food Aid Cuts

      "Ending these increased benefits will cause more food insecurity and poverty. It's unacceptable," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal. "Poverty and hunger are policy choices. It's time we step up and do more."

      Jessica Corbett
      Feb 28, 2023

      As of Wednesday, around 30 million people across the United States will have their family's food assistance slashed, despite high prices and expert warnings about a "hunger cliff."

      Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were initially increased at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Although Republicans in 18 states had already ended the emergency allotments (EAs), households in the other 32 states along with Washington, D.C., Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have continued to receive them.

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