Every family – no matter where we live – should have the opportunity and
tools, like SNAP, to build a good life.
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Dear Friend,
The Republican-led leadership in Congress wants to pass a bill that would
literally snatch food from the tables of hungry children and hardworking
families in order to give $4.5 trillion in tax cuts to the super rich and
mega-corporations. This proposed bill would drastically cut the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps), which
benefits approximately 40 million people, including parents, older adults,
disabled people, workers, and 1 out of every 5 children in our country.
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[1]Quick signature: Tell President Trump and leaders in Congress to take
cuts to SNAP (food stamps) off the table!
SNAP is the nation’s first line of defense against hunger. Almost 80% of
people who benefit from SNAP are children, seniors, people with
disabilities, and veterans. [ [link removed] ] Because SNAP already has work
restrictions, most SNAP beneficiaries who can work already do work, but do
not earn enough money to make ends meet. It’s important that those who
can’t work–because of care responsibilities, disability, or age–also are
able to access this important nutrition assistance.
We need an economy that respects people by providing access to food
assistance so people can work, take care of their families, and contribute
to their communities. [2]Tell Congress: You have to do more to make sure
that people who work hard to care for and provide for their families have
the opportunities and tools they need–like SNAP– to build a good life.
The cost of groceries keeps going up and families’ wages are staying
steady, if not going down. SNAP is a necessity for those families
struggling with rising costs, and the program is designed for exact
moments such as this. If SNAP is cut, food pantries would not be able to
make up the difference or meet the overwhelming need–SNAP provides roughly
nine meals for every one meal provided by Feeding America’s food banks.
SNAP also benefits the local economy; every dollar spent on SNAP benefits
generates up to $1.80 in economic activity. [ [link removed] ] When more families
struggle to make ends meet, SNAP responds quickly and effectively to meet
that need, boosting families, communities, small family farms, and local
economies in the process.
[3]Tell members of Congress to reject cuts to SNAP that are a lifeline for
tens of millions of families and children.
Mary Beth is a member of one of these families, and is [ [link removed] ]a MomsRising
volunteer. She is raising four of her grandchildren and lives in a Western
North Carolina town that was hit hard by Hurricane Helene last year. She
shares:
“I work hard to make sure my grandkids have everything they need, but I’m
on fixed income and it’s never been easy. I work a part-time job making 8
dollars an hour at a coin laundry in my area to supplement my disability.
My family is barely making it. At times I’ve had to skip refilling my
prescriptions so my grandkids would not have to skip meals. This shouldn’t
be going on. This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. We should be
caring for our children. Right now I’m terrified because Republican
leaders seem poised to take critical resources away from my family, that
would gut programs like SNAP, but without SNAP I wouldn’t be able to put
food on the table. Even with SNAP benefits it doesn’t get me through the
month. I still have to rely on food pantries and food distribution sites.
With the rising cost of food we are struggling enough as it is, just like
so many others in my area.”
[ [link removed] ]Tell President Trump and the U.S. Congress: Put families over
billionaires and protect SNAP benefits that hardworking families like Mary
Beth’s rely on!
Access to SNAP has been shown to improve students’ test scores, improve
birth outcomes, lower health care costs, and much more. [4] SNAP benefits
currently average only $6.20 per person per day; this modest amount,
however, is significant enough to lift more than 2 million SNAP
participants above the poverty line. [5] Republican Members of Congress
want to reduce even this very modest amount in order to pay for their
massive tax cuts to the super wealthy and mega corporations.
[ [link removed] ]SIGN NOW to tell the U.S. Congress: Don’t take food away from working
families to give handouts to billionaires!
Together we will stand in solidarity and act to support all families!
-Jessica, Elyssa, Hanna, and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team
References:
[1] [ [link removed] ]CBPP: 2025 Budget Stakes: Millions could lose needed food
assistance
[2] [ [link removed] ]U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
Nutrition
[3] [ [link removed] ]Food Research & Action Center Warns Proposed Cuts to SNAP and Child
Nutrition Programs would spike hunger, strain economy
[4] [ [link removed] ]CBPP: Policy Basics: The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
[5] [ [link removed] ]CBPP: 2025 Budget Stakes: Millions could lose needed food
assistance
[6] [ [link removed] ]CBPP: 2025 Budget Stakes: Millions could lose needed food
assistance
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