Hardworking families are already struggling with high grocery prices and
stagnating wages–now is NOT the time to cut food access!
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Dear Friend,
As many of us prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, it’s important to
remember that we all need to take action to prevent hunger in our
communities and across the nation. Earlier this month, millions of moms
experienced hunger, panic, and harm to their families when SNAP benefits
(the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also called Food Stamps or
EBT) were callously delayed and appealed by Trump and his administration
despite court orders mandating that they fully fund SNAP during the
shutdown, using contingency and reserve funds. [ [link removed] ]
We can’t let Trump and Republican leaders in Congress send moms, dads, and
grandparents scrambling to put food on the table for their children again,
and alarmingly, we know more cuts are in store for SNAP!
[1]→ Tell your members of Congress to sign the Restoring Food Security for
American Families and Farmers Act of 2025, which will undo the cuts to
SNAP that were signed into law last summer.
What’s happening?
Now that the immediate crisis is over, we are turning our attention to the
broader, long-term threats to SNAP. While SNAP has long had strong
bi-partisan support due to its track record of boosting the economy and
families alike, the budget reconciliation law (OBBB) passed last summer by
Republicans and signed into law by Trump cut $187 billion to SNAP– the
largest cut ever to the country’s first line of defense against hunger.
[ [link removed] ] Soon, millions of people will permanently lose their benefits,
businesses will be undermined, and our economy as a whole will suffer.
We heard from moms across the country during the shutdown about how
critical SNAP is for their families. Moms like Tanya in Bartow, FL, who
wrote on Oct. 28:
“I have two kids under two and it’s very hard to find employment right
now. I depend on SNAP benefits every month to feed me and my kids. We are
going to be without food. This is the only way that I’m able to feed my
family, through SNAP benefits. It really is devastating.”
The SNAP benefit delays during the shutdown reveal how critical SNAP
benefits are for our economy and also for the 42 million people who use
them to take care of their families, contribute to their communities, and
build good lives.
[2]→ Tell your members of Congress to sign the Restoring Food Security for
American Families and Farmers Act of 2025, which will undo the cuts to
SNAP that were signed into law last summer.
The Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025
was just introduced in both the U.S. House and the Senate. This
legislation reverses the devastating cuts to SNAP made last summer in the
OBBB, which is the “Big Bill” passed by Trump and Republican members of
Congress.
SNAP is not only essential for families, it’s also important for our
communities and the economy. Each dollar in federally funded SNAP benefits
generates $1.79 in economic activity, boosting farmers, retailers, and the
economy. [ [link removed] ] The harm caused by the SNAP cuts will ripple across the
economy. Over the next 6 months, the SNAP cuts will decrease sales for
small grocers by as much as 6.7%. Over the next decade, the decline in
household food purchases will cause farmers to lose roughly $24 billion,
which is an enormous loss for farmers! [ [link removed] ]
While SNAP has long had strong bi-partisan support due to its track record
of boosting the economy and families alike, instead of lifting families
and our economy Trump’s Big Bill (OBBB) cuts food assistance by a
staggering 20% in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires and to fund
policies that separate families, violate human rights, and target
hardworking immigrants—people who are essential to our care workforce, our
agricultural workforce, our economy, and our future. [ [link removed] ] Hardworking
families are already facing high grocery prices and stagnating job growth
and wages; now is NOT the time to cut food access for millions of people!
[3]→ Urge your members of Congress to reverse the SNAP cuts by supporting
the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025.
Together we are a powerful voice for children and families!
-Jessica, Donna, and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team
P.S.– [4]Click here to learn more about what is being cut from SNAP in the
OBBB– cuts that the Restoring Food Security Act is aiming to reverse!
References:
[1] [5]The Trump Administration’s refusal to feed American families
[2] [ [link removed] ]FRAC, CBP[ [link removed] ]Trump Administration Again Blocks Food Assistance for
Millions, Continuing the Harm, Chaos, and Confusion[ [link removed] ]P, and nearly 1,500
national, state, and community-based organizations urge Congress to
restore SNAP funding
[3] [ [link removed] ]The positive effects of SNAP benefits on participants and
communities
[4] [ [link removed] ]SNAP cuts in OBBBA/H.R.1: Billionaires win, working families lose
[5] [ [link removed] ]Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of
2025
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