Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation bill so cruel, it defies belief: slashing nearly $300 billion from SNAP, our country’s most vital nutrition program, and gutting Medicaid—ripping food from the mouths of children and care from the hands of those who need it most.
Here at Ms., we will be publishing a full report shortly on the legislative betrayal itself—what was cut, who voted for it, and how it will disproportionately harm women, children, and the elderly.
But there is something you should know now—as consumers, as citizens, and as people of conscience.
Eleven major American corporations—companies that proudly trumpet their “partnerships to end hunger” in PR campaigns and glossy reports—endorsed the Republican bill that will increase hunger and suffering for millions of American families.
Who They Are—and What They Did
- AT&T boasts about donating $1 million to Feeding America, yet it publicly backed the Republican bill that will gut SNAP to protect its tax interests.
- T-Mobile, while showcasing food drives and hunger relief donations, endorsed the legislation, citing benefits to its wireless infrastructure.
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United Airlines, a partner of Rise Against Hunger, supported the bill slashing food aid while promoting its corporate philanthropy.
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Uber claimed to fight food insecurity through logistics, but praised the same bill that will make food less accessible to millions.
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Comcast, which made headlines for food insecurity grants, celebrated the tax provisions of the bill and urged its quick passage.
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Charter Communications has highlighted hunger partnerships, yet quietly backed cuts that target families struggling to put food on the table.
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Verizon participated in hunger awareness campaigns while supporting legislation that undercuts those very efforts.
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Delta Air Lines has profiled employees volunteering at food banks even as it supported this devastating legislation.
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Dell Technologies has donated tech to food nonprofits—but its political support went to a bill that takes food away.
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FedEx, while assisting with food deliveries for nonprofits, endorsed a bill that drastically reduces funding for food itself.
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Southwest Airlines has long linked itself to community service, yet gave its nod to a law that deepens hunger for working families.
These companies count on a distracted public. They assume we won’t notice their doublespeak—praising food banks with one hand while endorsing policies that starve them with the other.
But here at Ms. we do notice. We will remember. And we will hold them to account.
Introducing: Investigative Eye
This exposé published today by Popular Information and re-published as part a new initiative from Ms.—Investigative Eye—committed to unearthing or re-publishing the hidden networks of power, profit, and political betrayal that threaten women’s lives and families’ futures.
Through Investigative Eye, we will follow the money, amplify the truth, and spotlight the corporate and political actors who hide behind branding while working against the public good. No more silence. No more cover.
Because feminist journalism demands more than storytelling—it demands accountability.
In the coming days, we will share actions you can take to call out these companies, protect the programs that feed and care for our most vulnerable, and expose the hypocrisy behind their hunger “initiatives.”
This is what accountability looks like. This is what feminism looks like.
In solidarity,
